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
Murray is equally enthusiastic.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
And during this golden era of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, few people were as enthusiastic about the weight room custom as the player who once served as the face of the franchise for an entire generation.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The record attempt took place on the Italian TV show Lo Show Dei Record in Milan, with an enthusiastic audience cheering Blub on every inch of the way.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
But the current administration has been particularly enthusiastic about the technology.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
And during this golden era of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, few people were as enthusiastic about the weight room custom as the player who once served as the face of the franchise for an entire generation.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The record attempt took place on the Italian TV show Lo Show Dei Record in Milan, with an enthusiastic audience cheering Blub on every inch of the way.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
But the current administration has been particularly enthusiastic about the technology.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enthusiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastic
Adjective
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White is excited about his future, and plans to perform at this year's Minnesota State Fair.—
Tony Peterson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the nail in the coffin for her family was the bike course, which her niece was most excited for.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kari Morgan, a Ramona resident and avid hiker, came to the opening ceremony.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Pineda brings the matter up many times, and is eager to defend himself.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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With Archer’s amicable exit, the Princess of Wales is eager for the focus to be on her work rather than her outfits.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Some of the silence is designed to amplify the missing, the previously ignored, the co-opted, the terrorized, the gaslighted, and excluded voices of the country’s most ardent supporters of a multiracial democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Iran continues to fire missiles at Israel each day, disrupting the lives of millions of anxious and exhausted voters.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investors have grown more anxious about inflation, with Treasury yields rising and consumer surveys showing short‑term price expectations drifting upward.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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David’s view The voters most keen to talk with political reporters are, typically, extremely engaged in politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Ikea forecasts even faster expansion, expecting the market to hit $48 billion by 2030 — momentum the company is keen to capture.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Enthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastic. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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