as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Theo Ruffin, Naya's father, said the family is elated after two and half years.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
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How Lukas Reichel got his groove back
The first CFP rankings deliver surprises: Teams most likely to be elated or furious
The Pulse: How do the Chiefs keep doing this?
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Reflecting on the program's trajectory, which started with a jumbo check his fans gifted him at a concert in 2005, Groban is elated to see the difference the foundation has made thus far.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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None of us needs special disability reasons to feel outraged, elated, or conflicted about how the elections turned out.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Theo Ruffin, Naya's father, said the family is elated after two and half years.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
Bears takeaways Ask Alan Shearer: Live Q&A on Slot's Liverpool, Newcastle, Palmer and much more
How Lukas Reichel got his groove back
The first CFP rankings deliver surprises: Teams most likely to be elated or furious
The Pulse: How do the Chiefs keep doing this?
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Reflecting on the program's trajectory, which started with a jumbo check his fans gifted him at a concert in 2005, Groban is elated to see the difference the foundation has made thus far.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
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There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recently, it was announced that the title would be re-released on colorful vinyl in early 2025, and that reveal surely excited those who still love the rockers.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Presumably, the writers were excited by the general existence of a national maple syrup reserve and decided to leave behind the facts — documented in Netflix’s Dirty Money — in favor of a more conventional and also more limited variation on the bumbling small-town heist genre.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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