as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks
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as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting
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Recent Examples of thrill
Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
But dopey dialogue and frat-boy humor deflate the pure thrill of its excellent gore.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Peterson believes Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, who died in 2006, was thrilled by how Chiefs fans have embraced Lewis’ anthem.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
For adrenaline seekers, MSC’s newest thrill, Cliffhanger—a four-person swing stretching over the ship’s top deck, some 160 feet above the ocean below—promises a rush.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
But dopey dialogue and frat-boy humor deflate the pure thrill of its excellent gore.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
No one has been thrilled by Elias Lindholm’s inaugural season with the Bruins, least of all the player himself.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Peterson believes Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, who died in 2006, was thrilled by how Chiefs fans have embraced Lewis’ anthem.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrill
Noun
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After a couple of range-finding kicks and a solitary jab, Salkilld stepped into range and landed a hammer of a straight right that sent Jubli crashing to the canvas.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The days when Black men and boys would wake up early, get a fade, then wait in line for the latest kicks, new cleats, or as leisure.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The sci-fi fantasy setting provided an opportunity for technical elements that excited cast and crew members alike.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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One development that might excite investors would be a decision to split Eli Lilly stock.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Such moments of creative exhilaration were intermittent adornments of a diffuse slog.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lyricist David Zippel brilliantly plays Megara’s (Susan Egan) refusal to accept her feelings against the Muses' exhilaration over her love for Hercules.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
27 Nov. 2024
Verb
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In 2020, Modi delighted Trump by inviting him before a cheering crowd of more than 100,000 people to inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium in his home state of Gujarat.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
14 Feb. 2025
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Before the game went south for Swift, her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates, Kylie and Swift delighted fans when they were spotted out for dinner together in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In December, Nabors and e2 announced a partnership to develop products to electrify oil fields that rely on diesel generators.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Union Station geothermal project is part of New Haven’s ambitious plans to electrify all municipal buildings and buses by the end of 2030.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Thrill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrill. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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