as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he was gung ho about his accounting class
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Recent Examples of gung ho
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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Advertisement Prospective renters shouldn’t get too excited, however.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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And, in fact, the American consumer today, as well as corporate America, is quite excited about what the Trump administration is talking about, and the business environment is very positive.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter An avid thrifter struck fashion gold during a lunchtime visit to a thrift store, spending 10 euros ($10) on a mohair sweater that turned out to be worth hundreds.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Looking for more projector options for the Netflix binger or avid gamer on your list?Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have been increasingly eager to improve relations with the United States through the pro-Israel and Jewish communities.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Self-esteem: Feedback from others can make all the difference in a journey of self-improvement, and your participation will be assessed by a diverse group of reviewers eager to offer their opinions not only on your appearance, but also on your overall demeanor and person.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nobody has been more enthusiastic than Bella Hadid.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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While most of the 860-plus comments were congratulatory, many were predictably less enthusiastic.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Farmers are anxious about the loss of farmland, and the Manx National Farmers’ Union has opposed plans elsewhere to convert agricultural land to rainforest.Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This promise has left people in the area anxious about the deep impact new workplace raids could have on the community's psyche and the economy.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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