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exhilarate

[ig-zil-uh-reyt] / ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt /


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They were very big shoes to fill, but 110 goals and 75 assists for Chelsea had demonstrated Hazard's ability to consistently excite and exhilarate at the highest level.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2023

Oakeshott understood in 1961 that modernity’s emancipation of the individual from the “warmth of communal pressures” did not exhilarate everyone.

From Washington Post Dec. 24, 2021

At a time when academia can resemble an archipelago, the disciplines more specialized than finch beaks in the Galápagos, Robinson’s audaciously heterodox thinking can exhilarate.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2018

The fact that he manages to exhilarate and inspire in spite of this is his glory.

From The Guardian Apr. 1, 2010

In his secret life, Walter was a fabulously wealthy entrepreneur. exhilarate.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

He added: "Moana 2 exhilarates with its tunefulness, and absolutely romps along from the moment the heroine gets off the island, bound for another adventure on her trusty outrigger canoe."

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

Ever since moving here, I feel like I’ve been searching for that buzz, that indication of what exhilarates the arts patrons in this city.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2022

Manhattan exhilarates Miro, and he expects it to give his art more oomph.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rushes off to Paris, whose air exhilarates him.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I get out of bed I slip into a loose garment, then I lie on the floor and stretch my spine along the carpet—it's wonderful how this exhilarates one.

From Possessed by Cleveland Moffett

When he nabbed an undervalued card, he tried to replicate that exhilarated feeling by bidding in more auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He said he smashed his keyboard after realising they had discovered a new species, adding that he felt both "exhilarated and relieved".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The band, expanded to include touring keyboardist Loren Gold, seemed exhilarated, if a little stiff at times, a first-night quibble that will surely self-correct.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

"I was exhilarated, knowing that this natural insight had led to a major breakthrough," Zargartalebi said.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2024

Coal wives bring pig knuckles and cheese; they pass around Werner’s acceptance letter; the ones who can read, read it aloud to the ones who cannot, and Jutta comes home to a crowded, exhilarated room.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

And zonk it is, indeed; “Date Night” is an exhilarating, high-velocity, uplifting song with a surprisingly singable chorus.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2026

Asked which is more exhilarating — scoring a goal or a touchdown — the two looked at each other and said in unison: “A touchdown!”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It was exhilarating as strangers and former pupils popped in, from India to Brazil to Ukraine to a block away from where I lived.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

It’s the most exhilarating experience I’ve had at the movies this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Organizers invited an exhilarating mix of performers: there would be rock and roll, rhythm and blues, folk and country.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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