as in exuberant
joyously unrestrained
candidates for positions on the cheerleading squad should have naturally effervescent personalities
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Recent Examples of effervescent
The tablets are effervescent and dissolve in water to create a low-calorie electrolyte drink positioned for daily hydration and endurance support rather than as a high-sugar sports drink replacement.
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Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Made by fermenting milk with kefir grains (which aren't actually grains but rather a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts), kefir is a lightly effervescent, tart, and tangy drink teeming with probiotics.
—Olivia Tarantino, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Just smile, be more bubbly and effervescent.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Made by fermenting milk with kefir grains (which aren't actually grains but rather a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts), kefir is a lightly effervescent, tart, and tangy drink teeming with probiotics.
—Olivia Tarantino, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Just smile, be more bubbly and effervescent.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effervescent
Adjective
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Blue-and-white interiors are exuberant (nothing nautical-twee here) and new-school Aussie.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Fonseca, the player who everybody knows can detonate a tennis ball, whom everybody has seen grow too exuberant in tight moments, hit a drop shot.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The service The staff are gentle but also fun, witty and joyful, such as Rini, who can answer almost any question on Bawah; Nintya who handles landscaping and permaculture; and the waiter Julian, who likes to practice his English accent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Pride Month is both a joyful celebration and a serious political reminder that LGBTQIA people are here and deserve the same rights as everyone else.—
Allison Hope,
Parents,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Mika Abdalla’s Allie Hayes is the bubbly bestie of Season 1 lead Hannah.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Head to Pleasanton’s Museum on Main to start this country fest-meets-everything bubbly celebration.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Costume designer Shirley Kurata uses texture, detail, and vivacious colors to create elaborate artworks that the hair and makeup department has complemented with aplomb, creating visually arresting results.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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Erica was a happy, bubbly and vivacious child who frequently went to church with her mother and loved Barney & Friends, Harrison said.—
Caroline Zimmerman
May 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Driven by looming patent cliffs, newly buoyant public markets, and Big Pharma’s race to beef up their pipelines, dealmaking so far in 2026 amounted to $106 billion over 201 deals, according to PitchBook data.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The early signs are not encouraging, despite a buoyant stock market.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Food and drink The lobby lounge always seems to have a coffee and cocktail menu at hand, and that’s why the area stays lively from morning to night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Also enjoy tours of the Nectar Garden, lively puppet shows, special presentations about pollinators, family-friendly nature crafts and live music.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Police in Waco, Texas, found themselves in an unusually bouncy pursuit to recapture a runaway kangaroo.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Niacinamide brightens and balances, while collagen, squalane, and adenosine work together to contribute to a hydrated, bouncier-looking complexion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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These wall drawings—at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, in 2024; the Art Institute of Chicago, in 2025; and Houston’s Menil Collection, in 2025—were all temporary, like frolicsome mirages.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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“Effervescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effervescent. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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