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exhilaration

[ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪgˌzɪl əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Kyle Shanahan must believe the olfactory exhilaration of smelling salts enhances his coaching ability.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

"I just wasn't getting that same kind of exhilaration."

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

This exhilaration isn’t far from where it was just before the dot.com bubble popped in 2000.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Ms. Marvin’s combination of determination and weirdness lends the film some of the youthful exhilaration of “Rushmore.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was the world of longing and baffled commonsense.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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