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a rush

NOUN

exhilaration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elation euphoria high spirits hilarity joy

STRONG

animation cheerfulness delight electrification elevation exaltation excitation firing gaiety galvanization gladness gleefulness inspiration invigoration joyfulness liveliness mirth quickening sprightliness stimulation uplift vitalization vivacity vivification

WEAK

enlivenment head rush

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depression sadness sorrow unhappiness woe

STRONG

discouragement misery

WEAK

agitation upset worry

Example Sentences

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It isn’t going to be a rush to a million barrels overnight.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"Maybe the autumn or the Six Nations would have been a bit of a rush," Caluori said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Because we have active children, we still wake up at 6 a.m. or 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, but there’s not as much of a rush to get going.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Now worries about loosened underwriting standards and banks’ exposure to private credit have helped to inspire a rush for the exits among investors in private-credit funds, forcing asset managers to limit redemptions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Just the memory of those glittering trains lighting up the ocean sends a rush of excitement through me I can’t explain.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

a rush

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