as in emotional
showing feeling freely
often effusive no matter what the occasion, they are even more so at weddings and funerals
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Recent Examples of effusive
The Turkish have been effusive about the population’s desire to host a Games.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Judging from the effusive early reception at the first press screenings in Venice, the film will instantly project Clooney and Sandler into this fall’s awards season conversation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Across the latter, Adéla swiftly emerged as one of the strongest competitors, regularly earning effusive praise and ranking top of the leaderboard among the judges, as well as serving as something of a maternal figure (despite being a teenager herself) for the younger girls in the group.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Benatia, who is likewise a former Juventus player, was similarly effusive in his praise.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Judging from the effusive early reception at the first press screenings in Venice, the film will instantly project Clooney and Sandler into this fall’s awards season conversation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Across the latter, Adéla swiftly emerged as one of the strongest competitors, regularly earning effusive praise and ranking top of the leaderboard among the judges, as well as serving as something of a maternal figure (despite being a teenager herself) for the younger girls in the group.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Benatia, who is likewise a former Juventus player, was similarly effusive in his praise.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effusive
Adjective
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To navigate emotional volatility, understand what behaviors are acceptable to you and create clear boundaries with the ones that are not.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Schorr’s photograph, the duo, played by Julia Garner and Cole Escola, is more ambiguous, more gender-flouting, projecting an air of affectionate defiance.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, when given affectionate touch from their partner, these feelings significantly reduced.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s been a beautiful part of our relationship that has been new and uninhibited.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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And, Hanson might have added, huge, enormous, uninhibited fun.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some believe that if that’s how the post-AGI era plays out, something demonstrative would need to be done.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And there usually has to be a demonstrative, substantial change in Barry Morphew's circumstances for the judge to reconsider that initial ruling.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The two will face off in the November election in a race to replace outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan, who is campaigning for Michigan governor as an independent in the 2026 election.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The neighbor, according to a search warrant reviewed by Forbes, was an outgoing inventory management specialist at the Quantico, Virginia, headquarters of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jamie was a loving son, husband and father.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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My friend Dexter Romweber died, who was a very kind, loving, and chaotic person with a ton going on and who ended up shaping me.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Effusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effusive. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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