as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he was gung ho about his accounting class
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Recent Examples of gung ho
And even in early adopter states, where lawmakers are gung ho about innovative climate and energy policies, vehicle-to-grid tech is still in its early stages.
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Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
9 June 2026
The studio was really gung ho about the film—top movie star, top TV star.
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Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
16 June 2024
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Feb. 2024
Other researchers are less gung ho about such heady prospects.
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Daniel Garisto,
Scientific American,
10 Aug. 2023
There are merely people who are gung ho about it, and people who would prefer for various reasons to soft-pedal it.
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Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
2 June 2023
Everybody’s just gung ho to do this.
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William E. Ketchum Iii,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2023
Even financial firms, perhaps the most gung ho about return-to-office policies, have mostly caved, resigning themselves to a hybrid future that has, in many cases, stalled out at two-day-a-week callbacks.
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Curbed,
15 June 2022
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
9 June 2026
The studio was really gung ho about the film—top movie star, top TV star.
—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
16 June 2024
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Feb. 2024
Other researchers are less gung ho about such heady prospects.
—
Daniel Garisto,
Scientific American,
10 Aug. 2023
There are merely people who are gung ho about it, and people who would prefer for various reasons to soft-pedal it.
—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
2 June 2023
Everybody’s just gung ho to do this.
—
William E. Ketchum Iii,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2023
Even financial firms, perhaps the most gung ho about return-to-office policies, have mostly caved, resigning themselves to a hybrid future that has, in many cases, stalled out at two-day-a-week callbacks.
—
Curbed,
15 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gung ho
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.
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While the Athletics hosted the Angels in Sacramento, their Single-A affiliate minor league team, Stockton Ports, hosted lots of dads who were excited to take their kids, young and grown, out to the ball game.
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Helping the environment was just one reason that Jeffrey Leandro Diaz’s ex-girlfriend, Cecilia Melgar Bravo, was an avid cyclist.
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As an avid library-goer, the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota and Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago are essential attractions.
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But it's been on the court where Hargitay has proved to be one of Brunson's most enthusiastic supporters, frequently attending Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
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Here’s help The Tartan Army took over Miami Scottish fans are enthusiastic, rambunctious, loud and — more than anything — organized.
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Now, the 49‑year‑old turns his attention to an NBA roster headlined by Flagg and a Mavericks team eager to return to championship contention.
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Some ships, eager to get out of harm’s the war’s way, may have their vessels towed tug their boats out of the strait before they’re cleaned.
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Though fans are anxious to see Andrade return to more events, her job in Rio is done.
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Homeless, his body torn, Odysseus needs to get back to her and Telemachus, his anxious son, and to clean up the mess.
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“Gung ho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gung%20ho. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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