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ecstasy

[ek-stuh-see] / ˈɛk stə si /


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After the victory, captain McMeeken said he found himself lost in the ecstasy of the moment and joy of the club's long suffering supporters.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

He echoes throughout her work, in her sense of ecstasy, in how she exalts the world around her, down to the humble leaf of grass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Relief and ecstasy were etched across every Paraguay supporter's face.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

My dad loves the agony and ecstasy component of sports movies.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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 Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands, has been the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

Alternating between sass and sincerity, Baumane methodically identifies the origins of these myths and then traces how they pinball Zelma through a series of agonies and ecstasies.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

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

Adèle ran quite wild in the midst of it: the preparations for company and the prospect of their arrival, seemed to throw her into ecstasies.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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