as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks
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as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting
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Recent Examples of thrill
Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The result is a work of quiet defeats and bombastic thrills, dancing around one another until their proximity becomes overwhelming.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Fallon, 50, joked that the label must have been thrilled by the deal, which didn't include a publishing deal or anything else.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Like their grandparents, the thrill for Gen Z shoppers at second hand stores is in hunt.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The result is a work of quiet defeats and bombastic thrills, dancing around one another until their proximity becomes overwhelming.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
The menu is rounded out by thrilling spins on sports-bar standards.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Fallon, 50, joked that the label must have been thrilled by the deal, which didn't include a publishing deal or anything else.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrill
Noun
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The Bears recently signed free agent receiver Devin Duvernay, who had 49 catches for Baltimore in 2022, but his appeal is mostly as a kick returner.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The first is velocity, as kick changes clock in faster than the traditional changeups.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There’s nothing that excites a journalist quite like a deal coming together past its initial deadline.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lamm called him and was excited by Church’s wide-ranging mind.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Thursday's episode contained an array of emotions from the sorrow, panic and exhilaration.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Henry Fonda belonged to a bygone Hollywood era of stories and role models geared to delighting moviegoers’ curiosity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ahead, discover 20 options designed to delight every type of bride (and to come in handy when the occasion calls for it).—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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First footage unveiled at Par’s presentation this morning electrified the Colosseum full of theater owners at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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With that additional stream of investment, Isaac had set a target to electrify 5,000 homes in the Navajo Nation.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Thrill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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