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exhilaration

[ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪgˌzɪl əˈreɪ ʃən /


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This exhilaration isn’t far from where it was just before the dot.com bubble popped in 2000.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

She and Dan’s father are pushing him toward college and a stable career, but, like Tamma, Dan is addicted to the exhilaration and challenge of climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I fell into the same rhythm: starting over, drenched in sweat, sheer exhilaration, “sign me up.”

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

We were trapped in that stairwell, our bodies pressed against everyone else’s in one shivering mass of nerves and exhilaration.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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