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elation

[ih-ley-shuhn] / ɪˈleɪ ʃən /


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He knows he might not make the cut this time with Knicks elation reaching heights that Todd ranked just below the births of his three children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The midfielder set off in pure elation, sprinting down the touchline, team-mates trying to haul him back to celebrate.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The scenes in Kyiv contrasted with elation to the north, where 205 Ukrainian soldiers were freed in the latest POW exchange with Moscow.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Another pries the scim from her hand and the bow from her back, shrieking in elation as the weapons drop to the dunes.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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