exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
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Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
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no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For anybody seeking to understand the past, present, and future of the Democratic Party and the inner workings of its California stronghold, Fool’s Gold is an essential and exhilarating read.
—Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Marsalis and company use the moment to veer temporarily into stormy free jazz, a move that only makes their shift back into up-tempo swing for the rest of the leader’s solo feel that much more exhilarating.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Another exhilarating door is opening for you in this regard once again.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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