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verb

past tense of excite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excited
Adjective
Naturally, the Carolina faithful is excited about the team’s two game-winning streak and its turnaround in the standings. Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025 Mahomes is excited for Rice to return, especially as the offense has experienced an uptick in effectiveness. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
One of the first things that excited me was the ability to create a new hero character and really define who this person would be. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025 Some fans were shocked; others excited. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for excited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excited
Adjective
  • In a September 15 TikTok video posted by user @belmelly, a dog sat in the backseat of a vehicle, agitated and barking nonstop.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Two passengers later described him as agitated and angry.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Curry also remembered the future president being very eager for his then-girlfriend, Marla Maples, to be introduced to the film's director, Chris Columbus.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Showgirl was introduced as an album that gives fans a look behind the Eras Tour curtain, so attendees of that tour were eager to not just relive the magic but learn more about Taylor’s thought processes during such a whirlwind time of her career.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And, according to team officials, they weren’t thrilled about it.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • When not spending time on his own stuff, Winberry is thrilled to bring this show to Michael’s ever-expanding fan base.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • These men, too, were encouraged to get married—and stay married.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Guest rooms are a chic combination of old world charm and modern luxury, with generously sized marble bathrooms with heated floors and rain showers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Listen to him bum-rush a workers’ union meeting and begin describing, with over-enthusiastic earnestness, how dogs get a raw deal.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Now, a couple of posts can result in an influx of enthusiastic participants for rookie organizers who lack the structure to host them.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For more than half a century, Martin Scorsese has surprised and provoked, shocked and illuminated, and – of course – entertained America, as few other filmmakers ever have.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • On the far east side of Michigan, the future of fluoride in drinking water — long an ordinary practice for preventing tooth decay — has suddenly provoked passionate debate.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Madison is upset that Joe doesn’t seem that affected or eager to comfort her; meanwhile, Joe’s internally feeling like that one picture of Nicole Kidman.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025

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