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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
still heady from his election win, he announced his first cabinet appointments
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as in smart
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
one of the headiest politicians around, he knows how to read the public mood at any given moment
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as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
a rich meal full of heady sauces and strong spices
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Recent Examples of heady
Jo Baer, an admired painter who exchanged the severe abstraction that made her name for a heady mix of dream imagery and deep historical references, died on Tuesday at her home in Amsterdam.
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The exclusive town—full-time population: 9,200—has seduced an array of notables including the Vanderbilts, the Kennedys and Sylvester Stallone with its heady mix of sunshine, sand and low taxes.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Nafisi brings these classics into dialogue with the real-life stories of young Iranians in the heady decades following the 1979 revolution.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Thomas is a heady philosopher who likes to influence the game at the point of attack.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The exclusive town—full-time population: 9,200—has seduced an array of notables including the Vanderbilts, the Kennedys and Sylvester Stallone with its heady mix of sunshine, sand and low taxes.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Nafisi brings these classics into dialogue with the real-life stories of young Iranians in the heady decades following the 1979 revolution.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Thomas is a heady philosopher who likes to influence the game at the point of attack.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heady
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That much was clear when the 2023 Grammys turned into a Bey pseudo-meet-and-greet, and the room’s ecstatic reaction to her victory last night was another reminder.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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McFadden, a physician specializing in brain injury, will also have an executive producer credit — and couldn't be more ecstatic to see her best-selling book on the big screen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Last week wasn’t entirely in the thrall of Big Stupid, but the smart was coming from south and north of us.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Adams administration is making swift, intentional investments, building smart to protect all New Yorkers from harsh rains, blazing sun and smog.—
Meera Joshi,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a slice of rich irony, OpenAI itself began to whine a couple of weeks ago when a Chinese rival, DeepSeek, garnered sudden attention.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The crowd got loose and giddy as Dončić was introduced last, conspicuously after LeBron James.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The movie concludes with a twenty-two-minute take that’s too giddy a jolt to spoil.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Jacobs-Jenkins’ astute observations of White American life from his perspective as a Black playwright are fresh and illuminating.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Regardless, Long’s point was an astute and frightening one for the rest of the NFC: Daniels isn’t just a promising rookie quarterback.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Shakespeare spilled some of his most potent ink over the question, and while Tucker, Matthews, and their ensemble touch that potency, there remains in their Henry IV a Falstaffian portion of fierce, funny, multifaceted life still waiting to be tapped.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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The sports car’s raucous power delivery is owed to the most potent four-cylinder engine the automaker has ever used, sourced from AMG.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the corner where Everton players and supporters had gathered in one big, euphoric huddle, blue pyro filled the air.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away.—
Louise Glück,
The New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2025
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The director has been here before, with sharper aim.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heady. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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