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as in agitated
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
excited trading on the stock exchange followed in the wake of the favorable economic report
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2
as in eager
showing urgent desire or interest
everyone was excited about the upcoming family vacation at the ski resort
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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
for some reason the first snowfall of the season never fails to excite us
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as in encouraged
to rouse to strong feeling or action
televised pictures of the victims of the famine that would excite any viewer to pity
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Recent Examples of excited
Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The jacket’s angular collar, ribbed hem and cuffs, as well as crisp black lines running down the arms are other elements to get excited over.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
What's more important is to have a customer engage with your product and the customer excited by your product.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
There is not a lot to be excited about right now for the Jets, and the team is desperately looking for anything to be excited about.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The jacket’s angular collar, ribbed hem and cuffs, as well as crisp black lines running down the arms are other elements to get excited over.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s a lot to be excited about with Zeev Buium, whose playmaking skills and skating ability should provide a spark to the power play.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
What's more important is to have a customer engage with your product and the customer excited by your product.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excited
Adjective
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In this effective, no-nonsense chiller, a couple – one with an escalating form of parasomnia (a sleep disturbance that leads to fugue-like sleep walking) – seek and don’t get some R&R together and wind up arguing more and getting more agitated as freaky things start to happen.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Thomas appeared agitated that he was not allowed to resume playing.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So many seem eager to be rid of the labors of thought and expression—the very labors that define them as free and autonomous human beings—by ceding them to generative artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street has been eager to cash in on the technology that some believe could be as foundational as the smartphone or the internet, with AI playing a bigger role in everything from office work to health care and education.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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White, who competed in Seasons 14 and 18 of the show with his father, is thrilled by the prospect, noting Sweeney’s physicality but also her ability to play the social game.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Schwartzman was thrilled by designing and creating an idea and ultimately turning it into something tangible.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maintaining positive ties with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung would continue the lattice-like foreign policy encouraged by Washington, one that favors multilateral cooperation among like-minded nations over bilateral dependence.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Electric telegraph lines and railroads encouraged and were encouraged by a new age of imperial expansion, commodity extraction, industrialization, urban growth, global migration, rising population, and scientific development, among other things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Relax in the Spanish-style courtyard garden, or take a dip in San Antonio’s largest heated pool, all while surrounded by a rich blend of historic architecture and stately palm trees.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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Canada has long been one of America’s top trading partners, behind China and Mexico, making trade tensions a heated topic.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Lemonheads have played Cambridge parties to enthusiastic crowds of over a hundred people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Over 2,500 enthusiastic Google reviews helped propel Ocean Reef Park to its top-tier designation.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The operation involved dozens of federal agents and provoked protests from bystanders, the Associated Press reported.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Not retaining his services would have provoked outrage.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even after the misunderstanding, Herrera didn't appear to be upset.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kim was upset, especially when the hamster unexpectedly died shortly after.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Excited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excited. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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