as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats
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Recent Examples of enthusiastic
When Arquette’s film, based on Cheryl Della Pietra’s memoir of the same name, premiered at TIFF 2023, this writer was enthusiastic about it, hailing its performances and high energy.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Agent Jeff Anderson is genuinely enthusiastic about this property, in large part because of the reputation of the builder.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Aside from honoring the tenured in the game, the culture remains enthusiastic about who is next.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Trump is used to an enthusiastic crowd, but this was different: These men and women went against their union to support this deal.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Agent Jeff Anderson is genuinely enthusiastic about this property, in large part because of the reputation of the builder.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Aside from honoring the tenured in the game, the culture remains enthusiastic about who is next.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Trump is used to an enthusiastic crowd, but this was different: These men and women went against their union to support this deal.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastic
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From there, fans were excited about the existence of an unreleased song between the two Colombian stars, who confirmed their romantic relationship in 2023.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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His uncle is clearly excited and expecting big things from him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Trump has been an avid proponent of reshoring U.S. manufacturing, using tariffs as a leverage to convince companies to build plants in the U.S. and attacking Apple for manufacturing its iPhones in Asia.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Their silence is not surprising—the Trump administration has been eager to punish individual colleges, especially those that speak out against administration policies.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Columbus has the most cap room in the league and is eager to add this summer.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Trump is also facing growing skepticism about deepening U.S. involvement in the Mideast crisis from some of his most ardent supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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The prospect of potential U.S. military action in Iran is facing strong resistance from within the MAGA movement, with some of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters urging him not join Israel in conducting air strikes.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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But perhaps the most persuasive testimony came from Mrs. Hall herself, who embodied the defense’s portrait of a loyal, unsuspecting wife, home alone and anxious over her husband’s mysterious disappearance.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Other dogs, especially those that are anxious or suffer from separation anxiety, might find comfort in your scent.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The first is that in the context of ‘zero fiscal space’ the constraints imposed by high levels of debt and deficits, will drive new splits within parties, for example between those who are keen to spend more on defence, versus those who wish to preserve social welfare safety nets.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The director was also keen to flex about his new theater’s impressive hardware.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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“Enthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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