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exhilarate

[ig-zil-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt /


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They were very big shoes to fill, but 110 goals and 75 assists for Chelsea had demonstrated Hazard's ability to consistently excite and exhilarate at the highest level.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023

Oakeshott understood in 1961 that modernity’s emancipation of the individual from the “warmth of communal pressures” did not exhilarate everyone.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021

His turn — his chance to exhilarate some much younger actor with tales of Brian Murray and Patti LuPone and David Mamet and Patrick Stewart — will come later.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2010

The fact that he manages to exhilarate and inspire in spite of this is his glory.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2010

In his secret life, Walter was a fabulously wealthy entrepreneur. exhilarate.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

He added: "Moana 2 exhilarates with its tunefulness, and absolutely romps along from the moment the heroine gets off the island, bound for another adventure on her trusty outrigger canoe."

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

Ever since moving here, I feel like I’ve been searching for that buzz, that indication of what exhilarates the arts patrons in this city.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

That heroic era coincided with Solzhenitsyn's own eight-year term, and its heady air still exhilarates him.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rushes off to Paris, whose air exhilarates him.

From Time Magazine Archive

After we have been taking a long walk on a summer day, or been on a hunting chase, a draught of cold water exhilarates.

From Around The Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

When he nabbed an undervalued card, he tried to replicate that exhilarated feeling by bidding in more auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

He said he smashed his keyboard after realising they had discovered a new species, adding that he felt both "exhilarated and relieved".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

"I was exhilarated, knowing that this natural insight had led to a major breakthrough," Zargartalebi said.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

The CGI glamour throughout “Wicked” can be intoxicating, but in this climax it enables Erivo’s Elphaba to soar like a comet and declare her independence with exhilarated determination:

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024

He pushed a shaky hand through his hair, terrified and exhilarated and breathless.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

No wonder the action sequences never seem exhilarating — Latif may be adept at staying alive, but the sanctity of his soul is another matter entirely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

You can hear the songs germinating from lonely inspiration to group transformation — and the sound is exhilarating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It was exhilarating as strangers and former pupils popped in, from India to Brazil to Ukraine to a block away from where I lived.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Finally, in 1855, he moved to Europe and became part of an exhilarating bohemian culture in Paris and vanguard art world in London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

It was fine to celebrate past accomplishments, but there was nothing more exhilarating than getting back to work on the next thing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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