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gushed

verb

past tense of gush
1
as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

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2
as in raved
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"

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Recent Examples of gushed As blood gushed from deep puncture wounds on his torso and limbs, Singh fought to get away from his attacker. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 After poking fun at the 37-year-old, Bedard gushed at the chance to take the ice with Kane. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce After Kelce gushed about catching Swift’s Eras Tour and attempting to meet the singer backstage in July 2023, rumors began swirling about what might be going on between the superstar pair. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 While Questlove gushed about Black Thought’s lyrical prowess in high school, his longtime rap counterpart returned the praise, thanking him for introducing a level of musicality that changed his approach to rhyming. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Both parents later gushed about their family of six in a joint interview for the cover of GQ. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 Sabalenka, clad in a semi-sheer dress by Helsa, gushed to Vogue while at the brand’s SoHo flagship on Tuesday. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushed
  1. poured
  2. raved
  3. rushed
  4. drooled
  5. enthused
Verb
  • About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Nonetheless, many on the outside raved about Proctor’s first game.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Delevingne is coming off raved about Cannes drama Club Kid, Worthington returned for the blockbuster Avatar franchise and Hemsworth last year had Netflix’s The Witcher.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of raved
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But some state party leaders aren’t enthused about the timing, cost and planning of the event.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthused

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“Gushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gushed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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