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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
Sign up for a short class that excites you, or map a weekend day trip with a friend who laughs easily.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
That trajectory is what excites the researchers.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
While the challenges are important to consider, what excites me most about agentic AI's potential isn't faster matching or smarter alerts.
—Dylan Gans, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The one that excites me most is the option to alert you to specific changes on a page.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
That’s where the Garrett addition excites McDuffie, who spent the past four seasons in coverage behind three-time first-team All-Pro pass rusher Chris Jones.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Football, in general, still excites Williams.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
And that's what excites me now in this period of transition in my career.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Each song excites with shifting drums and a playground of sonic textures, unwrapping each layer like presents for your ears.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 21 May 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
That trajectory is what excites the researchers.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
While the challenges are important to consider, what excites me most about agentic AI's potential isn't faster matching or smarter alerts.
—Dylan Gans, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The one that excites me most is the option to alert you to specific changes on a page.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
That’s where the Garrett addition excites McDuffie, who spent the past four seasons in coverage behind three-time first-team All-Pro pass rusher Chris Jones.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Football, in general, still excites Williams.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
And that's what excites me now in this period of transition in my career.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Each song excites with shifting drums and a playground of sonic textures, unwrapping each layer like presents for your ears.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excites
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Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Such a statistic often provokes a familiar gamut of responses from those who read it, from shock, disgust and anger to a debilitating sense of helplessness.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Likewise, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently warned that the bond market will ultimately prove to be the factor that provokes some action from DC when investors begin to demand higher premiums to continue buying debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This transit electrifies creativity, romance, pleasure and self-expression.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The scene of the two boys discussing Kayda is kind of funny, especially the number of times Zach laughs and encourages Bryce to go for it.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The new standard encourages companies to prioritize direct emissions reductions across operations and value chains, while at the same time adjusting systems within their operation where direct decarbonization isn’t possible.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Someone who inspires me with her big, beautiful heart.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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When someone encounters a threat, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the adrenal glands to release the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2026
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Having more muscle is beneficial, since muscle mass stimulates bone formation, Matzkin explained.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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There’s nothing that’s mechanized, that isn’t human-driven, which delights me.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 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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