as in to excite
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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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.
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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
No bite will leave you wanting, no swipe of sauce will fail to elate.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
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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
No bite will leave you wanting, no swipe of sauce will fail to elate.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Elate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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