as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elate
The scenes of them jaunting around their neighborhood are elating.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Jones teachers told The Washington Post that the win elated a group of deserving colleagues, who pledged to use the money to pay bills, fund dream vacations, and donate to their students and community.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Vogue's annual Forces of Fashion never fails to elate fashion lovers.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
As elating as Sunday was, there’s more baseball left.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Jones teachers told The Washington Post that the win elated a group of deserving colleagues, who pledged to use the money to pay bills, fund dream vacations, and donate to their students and community.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Vogue's annual Forces of Fashion never fails to elate fashion lovers.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
As elating as Sunday was, there’s more baseball left.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elate
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On the other hand, doves and whitewings excite me only mildly.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Freitas said he was encouraged and excited with the results, adding that voters have decided for a clean sweep to make positive changes in the city.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The keyboard’s trademark shallow key travel remains the same, which is a demerit for heavy-handed typists like myself but should delight light-touch Mac users who prefer little to no resistance when typing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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A day care facility in Maine has delighted the internet by revealing which dog breed is the clingiest, and needless to say, anyone who owns a German shorthaired pointer can relate.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, he's had no shortage of controversies that have rattled Republican leadership, including a history of posting racist memes on social media and pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the crash scene.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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She’s gone hard after friend-of Jacqueline Blake — a mismatched fight that makes Karen seem like the one punching down — because Jacqueline said that people shouldn’t judge until the case is resolved, and accused Karen of calling her while intoxicated.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Elate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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