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 By the time Mari’s first pregnancy was announced, Duhamel gushed about how good of a big brother Axl would be. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 July 2026 When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Nolan gushed over Morton’s performance in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 The 54-year-old actor, a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan, gushed to Chiefs Wire about his excitement over attending the July 3 Madison Square Garden ceremony with wife Lindsay Schweitzer in an interview published Wednesday, July 15. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Hiltz gushed about how other athletes will correct anyone who misgenders Hiltz. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026 To officiate their wedding, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pulled in comedian and actor Adam Sandler – a longtime friend who has previously gushed over the pair’s relationship. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Meanwhile, George and Claire Kittle gushed some more about Kelce and Swift, according to Page Six. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushed
  1. poured
  2. raved
  3. rushed
  4. drooled
  5. enthused
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  • The city’s subway system experienced service disruptions at several locations after water poured onto the tracks, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • For that project, contractors poured new, tinted concrete for the bottom of the pool and utilized a hydrophilic joint sealing strip, Hydrotite, from the New Jersey company Sika.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of poured
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  • Victoria Phillips-Hunter from Carlisle, England, raved about the hospitality staff, having worked in hospitality herself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Such was the case last week when one of my sisters, Lulu, raved to me about Medicube’s PDRN Pink Peptide Serum.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Definition of raved
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  • As Chinese companies have rushed to develop AI models and hardware that can rival that of the US, the government has also carefully rolled out incremental measures to maintain social stability.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The ram whirled, rushed down off his rocky pinnacle, and went by us.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • 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
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • In an exclusive interview with WWD, the businessman enthused about the future of the Italian e-tailer and its current CEO.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Shortly after the nurses’ strike, the CEO of the NYC Health and Hospitals, the largest city healthcare system in the US, openly enthused about replacing radiologists with AI.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of enthused

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