exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
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Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
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no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Saturday Night, which sees fake blood explode everywhere in one moment and the set catch fire in another during the frenetic lead-up to the show, is an exhilarating journey through the challenges of getting the show off the ground.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
Yet the feeling that the painting’s flickering hues and overlapping parts never quite mesh is what makes the works so exhilarating.
—Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Fresh off an exhilarating overtime road win against the Seattle Seahawks and in the midst of a three-game winning streak, the Rams (4-4) appear ready to add some reinforcements.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Saturday Night, which sees fake blood explode everywhere in one moment and the set catch fire in another during the frenetic lead-up to the show, is an exhilarating journey through the challenges of getting the show off the ground.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
Yet the feeling that the painting’s flickering hues and overlapping parts never quite mesh is what makes the works so exhilarating.
—Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Fresh off an exhilarating overtime road win against the Seattle Seahawks and in the midst of a three-game winning streak, the Rams (4-4) appear ready to add some reinforcements.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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