as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening
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Recent Examples of rhapsody
How many of you have a relationship with a human?, the latter of which drew most hands — snowballed into a hand-shaking rhapsody that flirted with the Pentecostal.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Reid’s score alternates between rhapsody and pandemonium, with the latter winning out in a riotous coda.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The rest of this rhapsody in blue at the Alamodome?
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite his rhapsody about YouTube’s scale, growth and potential, Nathanson in the report actually lowered his 12-month price target on parent Alphabet’s shares by $10, putting it at $210.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Reid’s score alternates between rhapsody and pandemonium, with the latter winning out in a riotous coda.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The rest of this rhapsody in blue at the Alamodome?
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite his rhapsody about YouTube’s scale, growth and potential, Nathanson in the report actually lowered his 12-month price target on parent Alphabet’s shares by $10, putting it at $210.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsody
Noun
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In 2024, the FDA rejected MDMA, a psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy, for treating PTSD, despite intense political pressure from veterans groups to approve it.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The move removes these products from the Schedule I category, which includes what the government considers to be high-risk and dangerous drugs such as heroin, LSD and ecstasy, to the lower-risk category of Schedule III.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gaga and Doechii, a match made in fashion heaven, and two style students who clearly did their homework for this assignment.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bourbon and pecan pie are a match made in heaven, but this pie takes that combination to a whole new level.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Since then, the daycare owner and child care educator has spent more than two decades training teachers and caregivers to infuse children with a sense of joy and appreciation for Black culture.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the face of oppression and cynicism, kindness and joy are revolutionary acts.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rhapsody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsody. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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