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elate

verb as in inspire

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His parents Julie and Angus had been elated after his birth in Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.

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I was still elated from the Israeli hostages’ release the previous day, and it took me a minute to realize he didn’t share my relief.

Arm in arm, young people of different faiths perform the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, in the Italian port of Ostia, elated by a visit from Pope Leo XIV.

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Georgia lawmakers, elated by the news, declared that day Hyundai Day in the state.

The crowd erupted — elated to witness one of the greatest actors of our time step out of retirement to embody a role in his son’s directorial debut.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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