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verb

past tense of excite

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an excited state
an enthusiastic state
an energetic state
an eager state
an anxious state
an excitable state
an excited voice
an exuberant voice
an upbeat voice
a cheerful voice
an energetic voice
an enthusiastic voice
an excited crowd
an energized crowd
a pumped-up crowd
an energetic crowd
an ecstatic crowd
an exuberant crowd
excited chatter
giddy chatter
intense chatter
noisy chatter
cheerful chatter
busy chatter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excited
Adjective
From there, fans were excited about the existence of an unreleased song between the two Colombian stars, who confirmed their romantic relationship in 2023. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025 Many in the village are excited for the apprehensive Spike, as this is a rite of passage, but Jamie is reminded by a woman at the gate on their way out that 14 or 15 is the typical age for this experience. Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Verb
Maplewood, Minnesota, Dayton, Ohio, there’s just places across the country where there are going to be hundreds of readers excited about a book release at midnight. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025 Marketers are right to be excited by the potential of AI. Forrester, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for excited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excited
Adjective
  • When officers arrived, Jones allegedly became more agitated and combative.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
  • Diana, the most glamorous and beautiful, married the Guinness brewery heir, had three children and then in a notorious scandal left her husband for Oswald Mosley, a notorious womanizer and fascist leader whose Black Shirts violently agitated for Nazi Germany as Britain prepared for war.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Their silence is not surprising—the Trump administration has been eager to punish individual colleges, especially those that speak out against administration policies.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • The ballpark help seemed eager to please, and restrictions on seating and other areas were loose to unenforced.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • That's new, and not everyone is thrilled about it.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Parents of college students who are home for the holidays are thrilled.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The party has dismissed the raucous town halls in conservative districts as the work of liberal activist groups, which have encouraged people to flood public forums in an attempt to highlight frustrations with the administration.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Before the Democratic National Convention in 1912, McCombs encouraged prominent journalists and editors to write articles supportive of Wilson's nomination.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Collin Morikawa still has not recovered his cool from his heated exchange with a reporter during his pre-tournament press conference.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • It was followed by Israel and Iran indulging in a heated military exchange, a subsequent but hitherto empty threat to close the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran, and a bombing by the U.S. of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The 33-year-old state assemblyman has ensnared a wide net of seasoned billionaires and enthusiastic young activists, presented as a regular New Yorker who lived in Africa as a child.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Diamond and her husband were enthusiastic volunteers since the 1990s for a local historic preservation organization, Historic Boulder, Inc.
    Colleen Slevin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The heated encounter occurred outside a building, as Hannah-Kim appeared visibly upset about the situation and wanted an explanation for Kove’s actions.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • Meyers explained that Trump has been very upset about the conflict, which included his profane moment on the White House lawn.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025

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