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as in encouragement
something that arouses a strong response from another
there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home
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as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
in our excitement to get going, we forgot to make sure that all of the lights in the house had been turned off
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Recent Examples of excitement
Amid growing investor excitement for physical AI, the firm raised more than $1 billion in its Series C funding round in September led by Parkway Venture Capital with participation from other notable investors such as Nvidia, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Salesforce.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The official Amazon Big Spring Sale has begun today, and my excitement cannot be controlled!
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
This prevents resentment later and builds genuine excitement.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz expressed excitement about Munetaka Murakami’s potential impact on the lineup a day after the Japanese slugger signed a two-year deal with the club.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The official Amazon Big Spring Sale has begun today, and my excitement cannot be controlled!
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
This prevents resentment later and builds genuine excitement.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz expressed excitement about Munetaka Murakami’s potential impact on the lineup a day after the Japanese slugger signed a two-year deal with the club.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
Noun
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The challenge for Disney choreographer Taylor Worden was to create dance moves that also doubled as audience encouragement.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But older English sandwich-munchers often require encouragement, especially with the root beer.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Play-by-play man Eric Collins finally has a team worthy of his enthusiasm.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Brimming with enthusiasm, the presenter told them that Gemini can handle 80% to 90% of the work of writing regulations, while DOT staffers could do the rest, one attendee recalled the presenter saying.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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In our modern world many people experience constant stimulation.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The over-the-top excess twinned with control may seem appealing in a world where smartphones offer a mindless, constant and banal source of stimulation.—
Jennifer Pollitt,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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As spring replaces winter’s chill, more people are reaching for a mix of spirits and mixers to quench their thirst.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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And the culture is happily playing along in the name of this insane thirst of Stan culture to have something on the other side.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Wang, however, projects each of these choice from deep within, crafting a character who’s both uncomfortable with his reactions to people, emotions and external stimuli, but is, at this point in his life, also unfortunately used to his discomforts, and begrudgingly accepts them.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, the economy was still rebounding strongly from COVID, with the vestiges of a big fiscal stimulus at its back.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The reason for that association could simply be that the people eating these low-variety diets have more self-discipline or motivation to lose weight, per the researchers.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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Baker argued that the DA’s office and Rosen’s campaign are legally separate, denied any political motivation in the prosecution, and noted that campaign donation records are public — adding that the office had already turned over emails between a senior prosecutor and the campaign manager.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In this environment, there is little incentive for Netanyahu to push up the election date, said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Air Pollution Control Exemption Act allows the State Tax Commission to provide incentives for companies that add pollution control equipment to their operations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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