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

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

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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

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Why Gen Z wants authentic Y2K pieces One big reason Gen Z keeps hunting old mall clothes is that the pieces come from the actual era inspiring today’s Y2K revival.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Step around, and potentially inside, awe-inspiring vehicles from the film, or come face-to-face with the Bene Gesserit, a group of priestesses who possess, among other things, the ability to bend the will of others.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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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
In the tents erected in Munich for Oktoberfest, the atmosphere can be intoxicating enough without the alcohol.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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