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Recent Examples of giddiness
Doesn’t hold water At the summit rose one soft but steady voice to temper the investor giddiness.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The stack is beautiful and inviting, but that initial giddiness always gives way to regret and disappointment.
—Jim Gaffigan
january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
But however CEOs feel about the removal of the brutal, corrupt Maduro, corporate leaders who are doing business in Latin America would be advised that a similar kind of public giddiness may not be their own best response.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
But the tonal change from braggadocio to lionization is notable, Reisman slipping at times into the giddiness of a die-hard fan meeting their idols.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Released in what’s now the distant year of 2007, Superbad might be the last great teen movie, or at least the millennial generation’s entry into that Hughes-esque canon of beloved films that capture the restless giddiness of being on the cusp of adulthood.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Mikal Bridges racks up regular-season minutes with rare giddiness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In parallel, there’s the giddiness of new love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
With the frequently audible director alternating between frat boy giddiness and genuine concern at Sheen’s antics, the actor appears entirely in control, a product of seven years of professed sobriety.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The stack is beautiful and inviting, but that initial giddiness always gives way to regret and disappointment.
—Jim Gaffigan
january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
But however CEOs feel about the removal of the brutal, corrupt Maduro, corporate leaders who are doing business in Latin America would be advised that a similar kind of public giddiness may not be their own best response.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
But the tonal change from braggadocio to lionization is notable, Reisman slipping at times into the giddiness of a die-hard fan meeting their idols.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Released in what’s now the distant year of 2007, Superbad might be the last great teen movie, or at least the millennial generation’s entry into that Hughes-esque canon of beloved films that capture the restless giddiness of being on the cusp of adulthood.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Mikal Bridges racks up regular-season minutes with rare giddiness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In parallel, there’s the giddiness of new love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
With the frequently audible director alternating between frat boy giddiness and genuine concern at Sheen’s antics, the actor appears entirely in control, a product of seven years of professed sobriety.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddiness
Noun
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An episodic framework, physical comedy, a small ensemble of actors who are all at home in their clowns and who will all, at some point, drop the mask to speak to us as themselves — for Ogawa, these are ways to bring effervescence and intimacy to the contemplation of insoluble, heavy things.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Somehow, though, none of this really detracts from the minute-to-minute joys of a series so distinct in its characterizations, forward-looking in its plotting, and willing to prioritize vivacity and gratification.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the variety and vivacity of these dozen tracks, all created on an old-school hardware setup, are proof that Cahl Sel doesn’t lack for ideas of his own.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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His cheerfulness and laughter often brought strength and refreshment to me in difficult times.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Raines replied, her usual cheerfulness stepping up a notch.—
Rebecca Boone,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For decades, the public face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, included the perkiness of the Osmond family and missionaries on bicycles, portraying an unwavering, wholesome image.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The 16-year-old’s first senior start for Arsenal was in October’s Carabao Cup win over Brighton & Hove Albion, so if the timing is right, the chance to show more of that carefree, youthful exuberance could be exactly what Arsenal need to relieve some of the tension from a Premier League title race.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Not so much for your music as your…not flamboyance, but exuberance, maybe, or whimsy—qualities in vanishingly short supply with our current crop of male pop stars who don’t make backflips a fixture of their live performances.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The sequel’s journey has been marked by both enthusiasm and uncertainty from the start.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Using fabric adds movement, liveliness, and drama to a room in a more advanced way than paint can.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some of these treats date as far back as the 1700s, while others were developed during the penny-pinching of the Great Depression or the liveliness of the 1950s.—
Mack Swenson,
Southern Living,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Giddiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddiness. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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