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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
On the surface, my life seemed organized around the pursuit of truth, but I was simultaneously being drawn into the heady distortions of the digital sphere, spending more and more of my time online.
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Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
One of the headiest things about Adult Braces is how West’s prose style was pickled in the mid-2010s, so her use of caps lock and exclamation marks acted on me as a powerful Proustian madeleine.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
On June 1, 1997, Wired magazine ran a story chronicling the early, heady days of the internet in China, a country in rapid transition.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Since their 2024 Tiny Desk Concert went viral, the Argentine musicians have channeled their chaotic energy into a heady mix of Latin trap, jazz, funk, and tropical rhythms.
—Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
One of the headiest things about Adult Braces is how West’s prose style was pickled in the mid-2010s, so her use of caps lock and exclamation marks acted on me as a powerful Proustian madeleine.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
On June 1, 1997, Wired magazine ran a story chronicling the early, heady days of the internet in China, a country in rapid transition.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Since their 2024 Tiny Desk Concert went viral, the Argentine musicians have channeled their chaotic energy into a heady mix of Latin trap, jazz, funk, and tropical rhythms.
—Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heady
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The Italian experimentalist goes absolutely haywire on a very overwhelming, very fun half-hour of ecstatic avant metal.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ilia Malinin might have just gone public with his new girlfriend, and his fans aren't too ecstatic about the relationship.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Mets, Phillies and Braves are smart, draft well, develop players and spend big.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 27,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Despite standing at 6-foot-2 and playing a game more suited for a forward six inches taller, Payton entered Friday night having made 16 consecutive field goals, the vast majority of them being opportunistic dunks and layups off smart cuts and putbacks.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The exempt areas include the Red Sea tourist resorts of Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, as well as the antiquities-rich southern cities of Aswan and Luxor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Lanzone, 55, finally got his chance after the private equity firm Apollo Global Management paid $5 billion to take over Yahoo in September 2021 — a fraction of its peak $125 billion market value reached during the dot-com boom’s giddy days in early 2000.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Braves have every reason to feel giddy about their latest Sale investment.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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This hotel offers good deals for its prime location on Saint-Paul, easily Old Montreal's nicest shopping street, so the guests are astute travelers with taste.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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When asked by the Miami Herald about potential conflicts of interest and transparency concerns between her private companies and the charter school contracts she’s received, Erika Donalds described herself as simply an astute businesswoman.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The launch indicated Iran’s missile arsenal was more potent than previously believed.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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By intermission, Benjamin was euphoric.—
Alexandra Starr,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 5-foot-9 rookie infielder looks like a special hitter with sharp instincts on the basepaths.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Heady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heady. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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