as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Howe and his colleagues at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy were elated by the video, which was captured at the Richard Underwood Nature Refuge in southwest Queensland in June.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite those potential hurdles, their attorneys were elated to at least have a path forward.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
My 9-year-old was elated to see several familiar Squishmallows, like Axolotl, Tatiana, Pyle, and more.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
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But that Friday the second-grader was elated to stretch her legs for a bear drive on state game land with her grandfather, her dad, and a dozen of his buddies.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Howe and his colleagues at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy were elated by the video, which was captured at the Richard Underwood Nature Refuge in southwest Queensland in June.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Despite those potential hurdles, their attorneys were elated to at least have a path forward.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
My 9-year-old was elated to see several familiar Squishmallows, like Axolotl, Tatiana, Pyle, and more.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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