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also rhapsodical
as in giddy
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
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Recent Examples of rhapsodic
Fallon and guest Paul Rudd wax rhapsodic about tiny ski caps.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection In her first big-screen turn as the overeager and impressionable Kitty Bennet, the younger sister of Jane (Rosamund Pike) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) in Joe Wright’s rhapsodic adaptation of Jane Austen, Mulligan shines.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
Culp gets positively rhapsodic extolling the lean gospel.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
Response has been rhapsodic, not just from critics but audiences.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection In her first big-screen turn as the overeager and impressionable Kitty Bennet, the younger sister of Jane (Rosamund Pike) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) in Joe Wright’s rhapsodic adaptation of Jane Austen, Mulligan shines.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
Culp gets positively rhapsodic extolling the lean gospel.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
Response has been rhapsodic, not just from critics but audiences.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
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Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch is downright giddy about state Democrats' chances to increase their supermajority.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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So far that's what's happening in Wyoming, Ohio, a fact that left police clerk Jessica Eastham sounding nearly giddy Friday morning.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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In 2007, when the wreck was found, the group was ecstatic.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just two days after the video of his costume went viral, Erin showed off her son's ecstatic reaction to receiving the tickets in yet another TikTok.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Elevated superhero fare like Watchmen received an enthusiastic welcome to the tune of 26 nominations and 11 wins including Outstanding Limited Series.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The enthusiastic turnout demonstrates that the public still holds a strong belief and the purpose of our elections.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That’s because, for smokers, nicotine gums and lozenges never deliver anything close to the euphoric feelings of puffing on a cigarette.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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Stimulating up to three nerve-dense erogenous areas increases your chance of a euphoric full-body orgasm.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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