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
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.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Brazilian photojournalists on either side, both women, hugged me in an eruption of ebullience in the Lumière.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Off-camera, Rosenthal’s characteristic ebullience is more cerebral than clownish.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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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.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Brazilian photojournalists on either side, both women, hugged me in an eruption of ebullience in the Lumière.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Off-camera, Rosenthal’s characteristic ebullience is more cerebral than clownish.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
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Despite Goldstein living out his fantasy and their playfulness throughout the press tour so far, Lopez shut down dating rumors directly when she and Goldstein were asked by Savannah Guthrie on Today.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The portrait that has emerged from these instances is one of playfulness, but also intentionality.—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Bloom’s shares have risen by more than 200% since the start of the year on the back of investor enthusiasm over demand for its technology to power data centers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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No technical area is big enough to contain his enthusiasm, let alone the minimalist version at Bournemouth, which is the smallest in the Premier League.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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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.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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This is a year for ensuring that your personal style reflects your spiritedness, heart, and creative eye.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Wyle previously praised his Pitt costars, including Moafi, for their acting chops and eagerness to return to the stage.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The other candidates’ blackout is compounded by the eagerness of debate mediators to interrogate the candidates on other issues while failing to bring up education.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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The suits reduce drag, boost buoyancy and led to a number of records in 2008-09 before World Aquatics, the sport’s international governing body, did away with them.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The goal was to reduce drag and increase forward thrust without relying on bulky buoyancy systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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