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gushing

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verb

present participle of gush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushing
Adjective
  • The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.
    The Dial, The Dial, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The ceaselessly rolling, jolting boat was sickening to him, too.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Follow Lewis for a deep dive into the world of luxury hotels, cruises, lavish spas, gourmet restaurants, and more.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But the Disney remakes, Snow White among them, don’t skimp on the lavish details.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Global leaders praise Carter Praise for Carter's life and legacy was pouring in from around the world Monday.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But to avoid burning a hole in the bag, let the grease cool first by pouring it into an old soup can or similar container and placing it in the fridge to solidify.
    Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no better time to embrace the mushy gushy than in the first few moments after winning gold medals together.
    Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • That core design is useful when the prompt text closely matches the kinds of things already found in a model's copious training data.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • After a year of deliberations, copious site visits and scores of plane rides, the board of the Sundance Institute has chosen Boulder, Colo., to host its film festival beginning January 2027.
    Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The narratively profuse mystery game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is like living in a Bikini Kill song followed by a Phoebe Bridgers ballad.
    Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Dodgers officials, however, have been profuse in their praise of Betts since the start of the season.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Adjective
  • When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • When 13% of the federal budget goes to paying interest on the national debt — and the percentage keeps going up — America is on a path that has yielded chaos in dozens of nations and set the stage for World War II. Is excessive military spending a key part of the problem?
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Remove excessive quantities of tree leaves from home lawns before mowing. 20.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Gushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gushing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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