as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats
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Recent Examples of enthusiastic
Faculty remain deeply divided on AI’s educational value, while staff and students are more enthusiastic.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Halliday recognizes not only the enthusiastic response to the books and television series, but also the broad cultural impact of Atwood's imaginary world on the real one.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But let Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play introduce itself on its own terms, with its firm, enthusiastic handshake and garrulous demeanor (Guirgis has never been a playwright of few words), and the experience quickly endears itself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Halliday recognizes not only the enthusiastic response to the books and television series, but also the broad cultural impact of Atwood's imaginary world on the real one.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But let Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play introduce itself on its own terms, with its firm, enthusiastic handshake and garrulous demeanor (Guirgis has never been a playwright of few words), and the experience quickly endears itself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enthusiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastic
Adjective
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White is excited about his future, and plans to perform at this year's Minnesota State Fair.—
Tony Peterson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the nail in the coffin for her family was the bike course, which her niece was most excited for.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kari Morgan, a Ramona resident and avid hiker, came to the opening ceremony.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Pineda brings the matter up many times, and is eager to defend himself.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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With Archer’s amicable exit, the Princess of Wales is eager for the focus to be on her work rather than her outfits.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His grandfather had been an ardent Zionist who, in 1975, sold his house, on Long Island, and moved to Beersheba, a city in southern Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some of the silence is designed to amplify the missing, the previously ignored, the co-opted, the terrorized, the gaslighted, and excluded voices of the country’s most ardent supporters of a multiracial democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Iran continues to fire missiles at Israel each day, disrupting the lives of millions of anxious and exhausted voters.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investors have grown more anxious about inflation, with Treasury yields rising and consumer surveys showing short‑term price expectations drifting upward.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gaston’s interest in horses predated his relationship with Kathrin; her predecessor as his girlfriend was a keen rider.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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It’s found success among Iranians who aren’t as keen on the clerical government.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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