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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
Several attendees at the gathering expressed excitement for his potential run for governor in interviews with the Washington Examiner.
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Though the consensus is for Cavill to step in, there would be plenty of excitement if Amazon throws a curveball and gets an actor no one predicted.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
And now, thanks to Meester's casting, there's even more excitement around the show's return.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s plenty of gory violence in Old Guy but little real excitement, and serious pacing issues as well.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Though the consensus is for Cavill to step in, there would be plenty of excitement if Amazon throws a curveball and gets an actor no one predicted.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
And now, thanks to Meester's casting, there's even more excitement around the show's return.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s plenty of gory violence in Old Guy but little real excitement, and serious pacing issues as well.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
Noun
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Seek encouragement from trusted colleagues, mentors or family members. 4.—
Dr. Marita Kinney, BCC, Msc.D,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the summer of 2004, Kevin Barnes was in need of some encouragement.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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The unexpected uptick in inflation could dampen some of the business enthusiasm that arose after Trump's election on promises to reduce regulation and cut taxes.—
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The enthusiasm was palpable among the rest of the pitchers in camp on Wednesday.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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After 14 days isolated below, Collins died of thirst, hunger and hypothermia.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Deal-making activity in China ramps up Merger and acquisition deals in China are starting to rebound as Beijing’s stimulus measures start to bear fruit, while pressure from Donald Trump’s tariffs is also driving industry consolidation.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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The other half, to set up a community advisory panel to help operate the monitors and publish the results, is coming from the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus spending.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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My decision to part ways was a long term career decision that was not shaped by short term motivations.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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Distractions creep in, and setbacks sap your motivation.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Yet the larger rewards for men may create incentives for women to clock even longer hours to progress in their careers.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Targeted retaliation is designed to give supporters of Donald Trump an incentive to try to persuade him to deescalate any trade war.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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