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Recent Examples of overexcited
The road to the majors is a perilous one, so don’t get overexcited.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in recent months that investors have become overexcited about AI, as companies bet big on the technology with multibillion-dollar investments.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Some dogs became overexcited before play even began, forcing owners to physically restrain them from snatching the toys, Mazzini said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
If the offense continues to be electric, the fans might get overexcited.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Last Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters at a private dinner that investors are overexcited about AI models.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Calm restored in the Treasury market, yields settling back slightly to quiet the overexcited talk about fiscal fissures.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
After a brain injury, NMDA receptors can become overexcited, causing further cell death, so quieting these receptors might prevent additional damage.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
Team members become overexcited about their fantasy football teams, or individuals chat about the latest Netflix hit.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in recent months that investors have become overexcited about AI, as companies bet big on the technology with multibillion-dollar investments.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Some dogs became overexcited before play even began, forcing owners to physically restrain them from snatching the toys, Mazzini said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
If the offense continues to be electric, the fans might get overexcited.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Last Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters at a private dinner that investors are overexcited about AI models.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Calm restored in the Treasury market, yields settling back slightly to quiet the overexcited talk about fiscal fissures.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
After a brain injury, NMDA receptors can become overexcited, causing further cell death, so quieting these receptors might prevent additional damage.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
Team members become overexcited about their fantasy football teams, or individuals chat about the latest Netflix hit.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited
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Broker Gino Kalasho of Commercial Asset Advisors, who worked with Las Cuatro Milpas in securing the new space, said Monday that the family was a delight to work with and that the other retail tenants at Mercado del Barrio are excited about the prospect of having the restaurant as a new neighbor.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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After making the Olympic team, the New Jersey native was most excited about the village.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In resistant hypertension, this signaling becomes hyperactive, driving persistent elevation despite medication.—
MemorialCare,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel Martinelli was next on the scene, then Jurrien Timber, who was followed by a jubilant William Saliba, cavorting like a hyperactive toddler.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The cause of the condition is often unknown, but in the majority of cases it's linked to an overactive immune system.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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Renal denervation is a minimally invasive therapy that reduces overactive sympathetic nerve activity around the renal arteries.—
MemorialCare,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Funk’s reassurances was enough to quell the agitated crowd.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Our divisions are constantly nudged, magnified, monetized, and weaponized by systems that profit from keeping us emotionally engaged and perpetually agitated.—
Joe Palaggi,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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Shia LaBeouf had a hectic weekend down in New Orleans, where bartenders and Mardi Gras attendees alike testified to his erratic behavior before he was arrested on February 17 for two charges of simple battery.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Smoothly glide through terminals with the 360-degree spinner wheels that provide great mobility and can keep up with you on long, hectic travel days.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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The gap between how Trump is perceived by some Republicans (strong and confident) and his actual persona (overwrought and histrionic) is large.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Two, that party snacks need not be expensive and overwrought to be truly delicious.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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But to know fandom and spectacle at their most frenzied, look at the IPL.—
Samanth Subramanian,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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The entire municipality goes into a frenzied uproar and its citizens along with it.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Three more Wuthering Heights adaptations Brontë’s 1847 novel has been ripe material for plenty of adaptations aside from Fennell’s feverish take.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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In Josh Safdie’s feverish ping-pong epic, Marty (Timothée Chalamet) breaks from his benefactor, pen tycoon Milton Rockwell (Kevin O’Leary), risking everything to erase an old defeat.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Overexcited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexcited. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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