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also rhapsodical
as in giddy
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
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Recent Examples of rhapsodic
The band’s famous concert at Washington Coliseum − their first in America − finally can be heard over the screaming, weeping and rhapsodic crowd.
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Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
In late 2022, most of those hours were taken up with Scott’s rhapsodic vision of the Copilot era.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
On his 57th birthday, Colorado’s rhapsodic football coach was, as usual, flanked by in-house cameras.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
The rhapsodic regard the Internet Archive inspires is earned—without it, the world would lose its best public resource on internet history.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
In late 2022, most of those hours were taken up with Scott’s rhapsodic vision of the Copilot era.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
On his 57th birthday, Colorado’s rhapsodic football coach was, as usual, flanked by in-house cameras.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
The rhapsodic regard the Internet Archive inspires is earned—without it, the world would lose its best public resource on internet history.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
Adjective
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The crowd got loose and giddy as Dončić was introduced last, conspicuously after LeBron James.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The movie concludes with a twenty-two-minute take that’s too giddy a jolt to spoil.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That much was clear when the 2023 Grammys turned into a Bey pseudo-meet-and-greet, and the room’s ecstatic reaction to her victory last night was another reminder.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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McFadden, a physician specializing in brain injury, will also have an executive producer credit — and couldn't be more ecstatic to see her best-selling book on the big screen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sit at the counter and watch the enthusiastic chefs at work.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the early going, that group — Correa included — seems to be among the most enthusiastic about the changes.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the corner where Everton players and supporters had gathered in one big, euphoric huddle, blue pyro filled the air.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away.—
Louise Glück,
The New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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