as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening
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Recent Examples of rhapsody
Like the rhapsody, the concerto employs plenty of jazz elements.
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Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Starting in September, the ensemble will perform three popular movie scores, concerti and several takes on rhapsodies — including Gershwin's famous one and a fusion of of his work with Queen.
—The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
Their meeting was almost poetic, a confluence of basketball eras, a rhapsody in sneakers.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Composed of rhapsody and opinionation, without shape or chronology, Roger Lewis’s biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton tries to get at the strangeness of stardom.
—Frances Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 29 Feb. 2024
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Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Starting in September, the ensemble will perform three popular movie scores, concerti and several takes on rhapsodies — including Gershwin's famous one and a fusion of of his work with Queen.
—The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024
Their meeting was almost poetic, a confluence of basketball eras, a rhapsody in sneakers.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Composed of rhapsody and opinionation, without shape or chronology, Roger Lewis’s biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton tries to get at the strangeness of stardom.
—Frances Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 29 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for rhapsody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsody
Noun
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His face registers every chord or riff with what could be torture or ecstasy.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The ache at the sight of an empty mailbox was, in my memory, more than balanced out by the ecstasy at the letter that finally arrived.—
Melissa Kirsch,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the meantime, enjoy the beauty that is the Great Nebula of Orion in the late winter heavens.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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The heavens are aligned with your relationships, Sagittarius.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s sadness, but there’s also surface level joy throughout.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Creativity Bar, which started as a personal exploration, has now become a space for others to find their way back to joy.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Rhapsody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsody. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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