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ecstasy

[ek-stuh-see] / ˈɛk stə si /


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An ode to the ecstasy of Scrabble: Do you love hearing someone talk about something they’re really passionate about and know very well, in great intimate detail?

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

And the closing “Otherside” begins as a stately piano ballad and grows bar by bar until Ms. Orton reaches a state of ecstasy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Write some of this century’s most devastating songs about the ecstasy of getting together.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Was Arsenal ecstasy justified or a 'bit too much'?

From BBC May 6, 2026

The men around the tables were watching as if in ecstasy, their faces glowing with pride.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

The ecstasies of attraction are sublimated into their long conversations about Boethius and Hildegard von Bingen, or about the suddenly debatable issues of contraception and clerical celibacy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Gary Lineker, who will leave the BBC after hosting his final Match of the Day on Sunday, was the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.

From BBC May 19, 2025

And Macelaru delivered the triumphant climb of the finale with finely managed intensity, never letting its ecstasies get out from under the players.

From Washington Post May 13, 2022

The young men seem to signify possible paths for Lennie: Toby offers solace and a safe link to Bailey; Joe means new ecstasies, a moving on from the torment.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2022

The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon’s cunning.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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