exuberance
noun
ex·u·ber·ance
ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being exuberant
youthful exuberance
2
: an exuberant act or expression
Examples of exuberance in a Sentence
the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator
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Still, a sense of exuberance and communion filled the streets where hundreds joined a brass band parade known as a second line.
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Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The exuberance of Chinese retail investors contrasts with muted foreign appetite.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
The similarity could be called what people have called in the past irrational exuberance.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Significance is met with distress, exuberance bleeds into impatience, longing is blurred with desperation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
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Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The exuberance of Chinese retail investors contrasts with muted foreign appetite.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
The similarity could be called what people have called in the past irrational exuberance.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Significance is met with distress, exuberance bleeds into impatience, longing is blurred with desperation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exuberance
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“Exuberance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exuberance. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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