exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
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Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
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no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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Before the viral Tiny Desk session that put them on the map last year as one of the most exhilarating acts in Latin music, the duo of childhood friends CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso toiled in obscurity for seven years, honing their craft in their native Buenos Aires with underground rock band Astor.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Fifty-six years later, the company is still carrying on that mission and delivering some pretty darned exhilarating performances in the process.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
In Aries, the love planet is fiercely independent and audacious in its approach, making its romantic experiences all the more exhilarating.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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—Lea Lane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Fifty-six years later, the company is still carrying on that mission and delivering some pretty darned exhilarating performances in the process.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
In Aries, the love planet is fiercely independent and audacious in its approach, making its romantic experiences all the more exhilarating.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Spend time in Namibia for one of the most exhilarating trips of your life.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhilarating
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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