as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
After living in Dolton for 32 years, Sharon White was elated to hear the new pope is a native of the village.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The president's efforts to end birthright citizenship is being challenged in the courts, but Stein is elated the debate has gone from far right fringe legal theory all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
Three years later, the newlywed couple was elated to go on their honeymoon.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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After beating the Detroit Pistons in round one of the playoffs and the Boston Celtics, the defending champions, in round two, the Knicks are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years — and fans are elated, including Lee.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
After living in Dolton for 32 years, Sharon White was elated to hear the new pope is a native of the village.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The president's efforts to end birthright citizenship is being challenged in the courts, but Stein is elated the debate has gone from far right fringe legal theory all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
Three years later, the newlywed couple was elated to go on their honeymoon.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
Adjective
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Here's our review, including review and reactions from others who were equally as ecstatic about the Snack Wrap's return.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Both are also Black art forms that require incredible discipline and a lifetime of study but which, when performed at their highest levels, encourage a freedom of expression that can take the audience into an ecstatic state.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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The broad market rode a giddy melt-up in mega-cap tech right into the second week of July 2024 before at first a radical internal rotation and then a broader pullback generated the only serious setback of that year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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