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as in to thrill
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers
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as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike
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Recent Examples of exhilarate
The bottom line is that sports are a way to have fun, and women’s rugby is exhilarating.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Interacting with the world through your five senses is exhilarating during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us.
—Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Interacting with the world through your five senses is exhilarating during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilarate
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The fan jumped up and caught it, thrilling the audience, who roared with approval.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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This was a sometimes frustrating and sometimes thrilling season that started with an earthquake created by the trade of franchise player Karl-Anthony Towns to New York two days before training camp opened.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The first sign that his tour might excite the public came on the opening day, in Omaha, where the organizers switched venues to accommodate a rush of attendees and still had to turn hundreds more away.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Shadow on projects that excite you (with your manager’s permission).—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Across the country, fleets are making moves to electrify, driven by operational cost savings and other factors.—
Stacy Noblet,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The event was electrified with pomp and fraternal celebration rarely seen in the modern world.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2025
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This has delighted Cruise's fans online, who can't stop posting about Cruise's love for a buttery tub.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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With more than 155,000 upvotes on TikTok, Milo's inclusion in his owner's daily prayers delighted internet users.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Some people are not going to be elated by every provision of the bill.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 May 2025
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Spadaro was being treated for the gunshot wounds, and law enforcement agencies are investigating whether she may have been intoxicated.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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The officials are investigating whether Spadaro was intoxicated during the incident on CIA property in Langley, Virginia.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Exhilarate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhilarate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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