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
Faculty remain deeply divided on AI’s educational value, while staff and students are more enthusiastic.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Halliday recognizes not only the enthusiastic response to the books and television series, but also the broad cultural impact of Atwood's imaginary world on the real one.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But let Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play introduce itself on its own terms, with its firm, enthusiastic handshake and garrulous demeanor (Guirgis has never been a playwright of few words), and the experience quickly endears itself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Halliday recognizes not only the enthusiastic response to the books and television series, but also the broad cultural impact of Atwood's imaginary world on the real one.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But let Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play introduce itself on its own terms, with its firm, enthusiastic handshake and garrulous demeanor (Guirgis has never been a playwright of few words), and the experience quickly endears itself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enthusiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastic
Adjective
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Instead, according to several people involved and to contemporaneous documents, OpenAI executives seemed to grow only more excited about it.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps York was excited for this adventure.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At 70, Leo is physically fit and an avid tennis player and swimmer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Qantas Ambassador-At-Large and avid pilot was welcomed by the Qantas CEO and Grand Prix Grid Grils at the Melbourne airport.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For example, Stanford’s Eesley said that plenty of AI business customers are eager to try out new tools, but drop them after a trial period.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Why are men like Sam Bateman or Warren Jeffs eager to document so much of their criminal activity?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bill Murray, an ardent Chicago and Illinois sports enthusiast, longtime bon vivant, a man of many talents and many roles, had that going for him.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather had been an ardent Zionist who, in 1975, sold his house, on Long Island, and moved to Beersheba, a city in southern Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Although Amodei, who was leading the company’s safety team, had helped to pitch the deal to Bill Gates, many people on the team were anxious about it, fearing that Microsoft would insert provisions that overrode OpenAI’s ethical commitments.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On the handful of occasions in each game between them when Jokic catches at the elbow and his teammates clear out, an anxious hush invariably falls over a buzzing arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gaston’s interest in horses predated his relationship with Kathrin; her predecessor as his girlfriend was a keen rider.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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It’s found success among Iranians who aren’t as keen on the clerical government.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastic. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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