rapturous

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Woodland received a warm reception from the crowd down the stretch, which turned to rapturous applause and chants of "Gary, Gary" as he sank his putt for victory.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

But it also calls the contrast between its rapturous Nvidia earnings estimates and the stock’s discount valuation “seemingly unsustainable.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

At the end of “Missa Solemnis,” the reaction was a respectful standing ovation, unlike the de rigueur rapturous reception he always earns with Beethoven.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is a soaring, achingly romantic tribute to the rapturous feeling of reading a great book, tearing through every page in a single afternoon.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

International journalists rushed to their Teletypes and flooded the wires, and by the next morning newspapers around the world carried rapturous headlines.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown