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effused

verb

past tense of effuse

as in drooled

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of drooled

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Not that the visitors, who raved about the concrete columns and chalk statues, seemed to have cared.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Beck raved about his kickoffs, saying Parish’s poor field position was a major factor; all six went into the end zone.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of raved

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Two days after Bieniemy’s return, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce gushed over his offensive coordinator while speaking with the media.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Over the years, Mark has gushed about being a dad, and even bringing his kids along to major sets and events.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of gushed

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The Treasury’s move comes just weeks after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh had enthused over financial markets being freed of forward guidance.

— Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Specifically, Higgins, Roy, Ted, Rebecca, and Keeley have to endure a team shareholders meeting; the shareholders are less than enthused about the women’s team.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of enthused

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At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
In the New Yorker, the writer Lawrence Weschler rhapsodized about the soft glow in the air here, day and night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

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