commoving

verb

present participle of commove
as in exciting

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  1. exciting
  2. uplifting
  3. stimulating
  4. inspiring
  5. intoxicating
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  • Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
    — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of exciting
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  • From career milestones to new releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In India, for instance, where software engineering is a core tenet of the economy, AWS has focused its efforts on uplifting developers.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of uplifting
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  • The team also gave the muscle a workout, stimulating it with light for 15 minutes a day at two pulses per second.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Head spas are credited with cleansing the scalp, stimulating blood flow, strengthening hair follicles and lowering stress and anxiety.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulating
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  • The focus will be on inspiring content from creators, celebrities, athletes and entertainers.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • My focus is on inspiring him to improve his overall health rather than prescribing a GLP-1 to help him make a baby.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspiring
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  • Yet that formula, underpinned by a staff-to-guest ratio of 6 to 1, proved intoxicating.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cory Harris, a lobbyist for state-legal cannabis operators, suggested that dire predictions about its effect on the intoxicating hemp industry are overstated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of intoxicating
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“Commoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commoving. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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