COMMOVING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

commoving

verb

present participle of commove

as in exciting

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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

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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

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The Fed’s main tool — its key interest rate — functions on the demand side, either by cooling or stimulating the US economy, depending on whether officials want to address high inflation or high unemployment.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Wearing a pair of compression socks will not only ward off any temptation to clip or file your nails mid-flight, but the socks will also relieve tension by stimulating circulation in your legs and feet to reduce swelling in the air.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026

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His first hit Sunday in Miami was a mammoth upper-deck shot to right field on the kind of awe-inspiring swing that has come much more easily for De Paula than in years past.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In addition, Disney is supporting Imagination Library to further its mission of inspiring children to imagine their possibilities.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

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But for those like Sybylla, who have trouble living within today’s constraints, tomorrow’s unknown possibilities are intoxicating.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Congress approved a measure as part of its government funding bill in November 2025, initially giving companies until this November to comply with new restrictions on intoxicating hemp products that had been allowed under the 2018 farm bill.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

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