exhilarated
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ed
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-təd 
: very happy and excited or elated
As we stepped together in … well-schooled synchrony, I felt free and exhilarated. I felt competent and loved.—
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Natalie AngierI found Pierre Gagnaire's food … so beautiful and so exciting that I grew increasingly exhilarated.—Gourmet
GourmetI knew I was tempting fate with my brinkmanship, but I was drawn by the danger and too exhilarated to stop.—Richard Bode
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the winner's exhilarated glow was seen in newspaper photographs around the globe
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Walking into that pitch-black space, not seeing anything while having my eyes wide open exhilarated and frightened me.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike his exhilarated mother, Titus reacted neutrally.
—Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
She was surrounded by exhilarated doctors who had completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
The video showing Masataka Yoshida’s return to Red Sox camp is charming and sweet, telling the story of an exhausted but exhilarated champion rejoining his American baseball teammates.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
The day of races produced no formal winners or losers — just a lot of exhilarated athletes and boosters.
—Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike his exhilarated mother, Titus reacted neutrally.
—Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
She was surrounded by exhilarated doctors who had completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
The video showing Masataka Yoshida’s return to Red Sox camp is charming and sweet, telling the story of an exhausted but exhilarated champion rejoining his American baseball teammates.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
The day of races produced no formal winners or losers — just a lot of exhilarated athletes and boosters.
—Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022
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“Exhilarated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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