as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elate
Their victory elates fans, as stigma shows Black contestants on reality dating shows and similar competitions, particularly Black women, are often hypersexualized, rejected, or otherwise shown to be the least desired or most mistreated during the course of production.
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Rivea Ruff, Essence, 22 July 2024
The scenes of them jaunting around their neighborhood are elating.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Jones teachers told The Washington Post that the win elated a group of deserving colleagues, who pledged to use the money to pay bills, fund dream vacations, and donate to their students and community.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Vogue's annual Forces of Fashion never fails to elate fashion lovers.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
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Rivea Ruff, Essence, 22 July 2024
The scenes of them jaunting around their neighborhood are elating.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Jones teachers told The Washington Post that the win elated a group of deserving colleagues, who pledged to use the money to pay bills, fund dream vacations, and donate to their students and community.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Vogue's annual Forces of Fashion never fails to elate fashion lovers.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elate
Verb
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Research published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine shows that the mesolimbic dopamine system is excited by both rewarding and stressful stimuli.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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So on Sunday, when Mahmoud's ten-year old daughter wanted to do her homework and help around at the store, Mahmoud was excited.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since 1986, Dolores and Lupe Mendez have been delighting South Siders with soul-satisfying breakfast tacos and other early-morning staples like huevos rancheros.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The players’ receptiveness to the nickname delights Liam.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 35-year-old man was accused of driving an ATV while intoxicated, Alaska State Troopers said in a Feb. 18 dispatch.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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The 30-year-old man was suspected of hitting the stone with a hammer while intoxicated, and breaking off multiple fragments of the archaeological landmark, which is also part of an Inca Roca palace wall, now a museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Elate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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