gushed

past tense of gush

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gushed Kirk reached up with his right hand as blood gushed from the left side of his neck. Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025 For Valentine’s Day 2020, the couple donned matching pajamas covered with Bagel’s face, and the two gushed to PEOPLE about loving their little family. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 The women gushed that the new baby’s closet is already being filled with clothes. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Brooke gushed in the comments section. Jack Irvin, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The two gushed over each other at the altar with unforgettable vows for each other. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025 What Arena and Sarachan remember most vividly, however, are the tears that gushed from Pulisic after the USMNT lost in Couva, Trinidad. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Payton’s continually lauded that group this summer and gushed about how most teams don’t have five or six guys who can cover. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025 The video, shared by the cat's owner (@singlebrwnfemale) on August 11, has struck a chord with animal lovers across the platform, many of whom gushed over the cat's quick response in the comments. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushed
Verb
  • Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.
    Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One Amazon shopper raved about the bag’s thoughtful design that’s large enough to fit even full-size containers.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The panel raved about the ‘Gold Dust Twins,’ rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, both absent from the event.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aaron Lague ran for 106 yards and three touchdowns, while Luke Cathcart rushed for a score and caught a touchdown pass to amass 126 total yards in Fairhaven’s 42-29 South Coast Conference win over Somerset Berkley.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Canyon’s Alexander Lundsberg passed for 461 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 53 yards.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But others on the left and right of the political spectrum were less enthused about the new Prime Minister.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Del Mar track announcer Larry Collmus enthused as Brant, a gray son of Gun Runner, flashed away from Civil Liberty and Balboa in their July 26 race.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Gushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gushed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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