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
Anderson is stocky with an enthusiastic teaching style and a passion for jiu jitsu.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
After Trump won, the relationship remained contentious, but eight years later, Rubio was an enthusiastic Trump supporter who worked his Florida bona fides to get into the president’s inner circle.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Once the team saw concrete productivity improvements, skepticism shifted to enthusiastic adoption.
—Vivek Vishal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Millay, an assiduous reader and enthusiastic quoter of poetry, was surely familiar with their work.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
After Trump won, the relationship remained contentious, but eight years later, Rubio was an enthusiastic Trump supporter who worked his Florida bona fides to get into the president’s inner circle.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Once the team saw concrete productivity improvements, skepticism shifted to enthusiastic adoption.
—Vivek Vishal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Millay, an assiduous reader and enthusiastic quoter of poetry, was surely familiar with their work.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastic
Adjective
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While fans are excited for their own team's schedule, every NFL game, especially prime-time ones, is a must-see.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The nerves turned into excited butterflies as my wave kicked off.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2025
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The smoke travels up almost 100 feet of steel and copper tubes to the chimney and the world beyond. 21h ago / 1:45 AM PDT Share Panini, water and a telescopic folding stool: how to survive the conclave Alexander Smith Reporting from Vatican City For the avid smokewatcher, preparation is key.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 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,
7 May 2025
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Like Sánchez, many Chicago-area Catholics are making the nearly 4,000-mile pilgrimage to the Vatican to witness the inauguration Mass and other papal events this month, eager to celebrate one of their own rising to become Catholicism’s spiritual leader.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Sometimes the person accepting the soft promotion is eager to move up the ladder.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Among Mao’s most ardent admirers, there’s a sense of pride that the US president appears to be borrowing from the revolutionary playbook of their esteemed supreme leader.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Prime Minister Modi in India has been a very ardent Hindu nationalist.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 May 2025
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This productivity decline stems from several factors: Workplace morale deteriorates Remaining employees absorb additional responsibilities Teams become anxious about future job security When employees question whether their leaders truly value them, their enthusiasm and dedication suffer.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Nobel laureates, such as MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, are worried about its capacity to worsen income inequalities, and ordinary American workers are anxious about AI’s impact on jobs.—
Bhaskar Chakravorti,
Harvard Business Review,
8 May 2025
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With distrust running high, both sides have been keen not to appear weak, and economic analysts had low expectations of a breakthrough.—
Emma Farge,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Afterward, the friend wanted to return to the hotel to rest again, but the OP was keen to keep exploring.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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“Enthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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