as in playfulness
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy
The children's ebullience was charming at first, but it could be tiring after a few hours.
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Recent Examples of ebullience
Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper’s Beadle Bamford, the judge’s henchman, has a malicious ebullience all his own.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience.
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Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
The project’s ebullience also gave the field of architecture, which had been busy rehashing postmodernism, a swift, deconstructivist kick in the rear—showcasing the swooping forms that were now feasible with ever more sophisticated design technologies.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Palantir delivered blockbuster quarterly earnings on Monday that topped analyst estimates and sent CEO Alex Karp’s trademark ebullience into overdrive, even if the company’s stock didn’t follow along for the ride.
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Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience.
—
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
The project’s ebullience also gave the field of architecture, which had been busy rehashing postmodernism, a swift, deconstructivist kick in the rear—showcasing the swooping forms that were now feasible with ever more sophisticated design technologies.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Palantir delivered blockbuster quarterly earnings on Monday that topped analyst estimates and sent CEO Alex Karp’s trademark ebullience into overdrive, even if the company’s stock didn’t follow along for the ride.
—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
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Against that background, the show’s playfulness gave the clothes some tension.
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To commemorate the grand opening, Butter Baby has released Blind Box Series 1, featuring seven collectible characters in different outfits and moods that capture the playfulness of the viral character.
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More than one million workers participate, but enthusiasm fades during the Great Depression, signaling that such ownership is fragile without worker protections.
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And when the winning starts, the enthusiasm can leap at record speed.
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As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society.
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This is a year for ensuring that your personal style reflects your spiritedness, heart, and creative eye.
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On an afternoon last month at an American Legion parking lot in Bel Air, Maryland, locals—many sporting the Stars and Stripes in cap, tee, and even Croc form—waited for a glimpse of the past with an eagerness history teachers could only dream of.
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For the three, the moment marked the beginning of a great opportunity for the rookies, who all couldn’t hold back their eagerness to prove themselves.
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The movie had an irreverent spark that felt refreshing, fueling its buoyancy and pumping blood to its ample heart.
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Swimming is metabolically the least expensive (near-neutral buoyancy needs no energy to support bodies), flying costs more, and running is the least efficient mode of animal and human locomotion.
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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