1
as in thrills
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 provokes
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 excites
Start a group chat about a volunteer idea that excites your curious mind, and invite one friend who loves to engage in lively brainstorming.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
What is the one trend in Asian cinema that excites you, and the one that concerns you?
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
What excites you most about a venue of that size?
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
What excites me most about the future of rocketry is the expanding horizon of both performance and application.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
What excites me most is what this unlocks for people who have always seen themselves as uncreative.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Enat Ethiopian Restaurant, with locations in East Charlotte and in Optimist Hall, specializes in the type of food that excites with booming flavors and wraps you around in a bear hug.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
What excites him most about Sunday is experiencing the city in a new way.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
But what excites you about doing the 50-km distance race?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
What is the one trend in Asian cinema that excites you, and the one that concerns you?
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
What excites you most about a venue of that size?
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
What excites me most about the future of rocketry is the expanding horizon of both performance and application.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
What excites me most is what this unlocks for people who have always seen themselves as uncreative.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Enat Ethiopian Restaurant, with locations in East Charlotte and in Optimist Hall, specializes in the type of food that excites with booming flavors and wraps you around in a bear hug.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
What excites him most about Sunday is experiencing the city in a new way.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
But what excites you about doing the 50-km distance race?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excites
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Abigail is the one who clearly thrills to performance; Shaun consistently orbits her sun, giving the impression of the bearded and bespectacled multi-instrumentalist who’d be happy jamming on the sidelines.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2026
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But all that intensity and power unappreciated by that Belle Epoque audience now thrills us to our core.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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At work, Paige (Elle Chapman) punches a coworker who provokes her with truly unkind remarks about her father's death.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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What is beauty if not precisely the property that provokes us to abandon all pretense of analytic remove in our desperation to draw closer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The fest books a high-octane title that electrifies the 18-34 core.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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The star of Maggie Gyllenhaal's bold, new take on the Bride of Frankenstein electrifies in EW's cover story photoshoot.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Haller encourages anyone with an early or strong family history of colon cancer to talk to their doctor and get screened even earlier.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As Adam reenters the dating world, his sister encourages him to view it as a fresh start, and scenic designer Milo Bue visually evokes the idea of a blank slate by employing off-whites and greys for Adam’s studio apartment in New York City.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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If such talk inspires you, there will be plenty of it.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Belber said the event traditionally stimulates the local economy, bringing visitors into hotels, bars, restaurants and retail shops, not to mention the prestige of highlighting the city of Albany in a tournament that draws international broadcast viewers.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Cumin stimulates the production of digestive enzymes, which can relieve bloating and diarrhea.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Boston, who serves as showrunner, creator, writer, and executive producer of the series has been ruminating on its terrors and delights for awhile now.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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More than three devices is considered a cluster that arouses interest.—
Carolyn Forché,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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That intense scarcity arouses a FOMO among very wealthy car lovers that allows Ferrari to charge prices like $250,000 for one of its entry-level cars, and $3 million for a hypercar like its F80.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Excites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excites. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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