as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he was gung ho about his accounting class
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The studio was really gung ho about the film—top movie star, top TV star.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Formerly gung ho investment banks, such as Goldman Sachs, are moving into the retail banking sector, becoming ever so slightly more like a utility than a hedge fund.
—Gillian Tett, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
The government has often been gung ho in its health-education efforts: the U.S.D.A.’s nutritional guides and food pyramids, seventies Saturday-morning-cartoon P.S.A.s, Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Other researchers are less gung ho about such heady prospects.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
There are merely people who are gung ho about it, and people who would prefer for various reasons to soft-pedal it.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
Everybody’s just gung ho to do this.
—William E. Ketchum Iii, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023
Even financial firms, perhaps the most gung ho about return-to-office policies, have mostly caved, resigning themselves to a hybrid future that has, in many cases, stalled out at two-day-a-week callbacks.
—Curbed, 15 June 2022
Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Formerly gung ho investment banks, such as Goldman Sachs, are moving into the retail banking sector, becoming ever so slightly more like a utility than a hedge fund.
—Gillian Tett, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
The government has often been gung ho in its health-education efforts: the U.S.D.A.’s nutritional guides and food pyramids, seventies Saturday-morning-cartoon P.S.A.s, Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Other researchers are less gung ho about such heady prospects.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
There are merely people who are gung ho about it, and people who would prefer for various reasons to soft-pedal it.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
Everybody’s just gung ho to do this.
—William E. Ketchum Iii, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023
Even financial firms, perhaps the most gung ho about return-to-office policies, have mostly caved, resigning themselves to a hybrid future that has, in many cases, stalled out at two-day-a-week callbacks.
—Curbed, 15 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gung ho
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Before getting too excited, however, keep in mind analysts are bullish on stocks over a two-month period.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sonal Bhakta, chief medical officer for Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, said that as a collaborative and educational partner of the School of Medicine, Mercy Hospital officials and staff are excited about the latest milestone the school has reached.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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In turn, avid viewers of The Apprentice were 28 percent more likely to support Trump, the study found.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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His mother was an avid singer of spirituals, and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The project is hosted by Zooniverse, a platform that connects researchers with volunteers who are eager to help.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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For those intrigued by this celestial event and eager to learn about more upcoming astronomical occurrences, check out our astronomical calendar.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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For a beginner-friendly choice for those just starting to get a hang of their paddle, try Chattanooga Guided Adventures, where routes are designed to tour through placid sections in the river and enthusiastic and knowledgable guides help with set-up and safety at every step of the way.Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
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The performer, Moon Ok-gyeong, played by Jung Eun-chae, is followed by enthusiastic female fans who cry and swoon at her romantic performances.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Political junkies are anxious to see this remarkable election come to an end, and to know the outcome.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
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Safe to say, agent Scott Boras is anxious to get going with negotiations.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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