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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
But again, this is not a film about someone who’s treated as a freak or a pet; Agnes is simply a little bit raw at the moment, able and caring enough to center her excitement for Lydie.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
The Haim sisters met a fave housewife, RHONJ’s Dolores Catania, on Tuesday’s WWHL, and their excitement was infectious.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Lee Byung-hun, who plays the masked Front Man, says this is reason for excitement.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
Few players stir such excitement in fans, and such inevitable dread in defenders, when standing over a dead ball.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
The Haim sisters met a fave housewife, RHONJ’s Dolores Catania, on Tuesday’s WWHL, and their excitement was infectious.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Lee Byung-hun, who plays the masked Front Man, says this is reason for excitement.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
Few players stir such excitement in fans, and such inevitable dread in defenders, when standing over a dead ball.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
Noun
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While some commenters noted the mistake, many offered support and encouragement.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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However, Bird only came out in 2017, after the encouragement of Rapinoe.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Late last week, some influential Democrats were saying that Lamont’s enthusiasm for his chief regulator may have cooled after PURA conceded destruction of the text messages.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Throughout, the cast of 17 exudes an unmistakable enthusiasm for the material, the onstage electricity radiating up the alpine slopes of the Guthrie’s expansive Wurtele Thrust.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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Unlike most teen love affairs, the couple's relationship is complicated by the reality that Edward is secretly a centenarian vampire with a thirst for blood.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Somehow it’s expected that all rape victims should feel a certain way: there ought to be unmitigated anger, or a thirst for vengeance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
Noun
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State stimulus, on-demand infrastructure, affective consumption, and homegrown innovation are reshaping consumer expectations and fashion’s business logic.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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That could reduce the urgency for Beijing to step up stimulus at the upcoming Politburo meeting in July, Xing added.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Here are a few of the motivations that incentive experts to switch teams.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Over the years, many readers have shared how Ruby inspired them to pursue their dreams and gave them the motivation to graduate.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Advertisement While there has never been a federal mandate to buy electric vehicles, Trump’s bill does eliminate federal tax incentives for electric-vehicle owners, which is expected to hurt Musk’s company Tesla.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 July 2025
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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