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Recent Examples of overexcited
If the offense continues to be electric, the fans might get overexcited.
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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
However, some overexcited roadies (played by Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller) resulted in Bertinelli getting up and leaving before the dinner had even really started.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Romy is headed to the office when the overexcited animal gets away from its owner and starts charging down the sidewalk right at her.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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
However, some overexcited roadies (played by Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller) resulted in Bertinelli getting up and leaving before the dinner had even really started.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Romy is headed to the office when the overexcited animal gets away from its owner and starts charging down the sidewalk right at her.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited
Adjective
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The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last year at this time, fans were excited that the 2025 Grammys looked to be a real horse race, with super-divas Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan all destined to compete in the top categories.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, people with ASD are more likely to have trouble shifting their focus rather than being easily distracted and hyperactive in general.—
Laura Dorwart,
Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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The anterior cingulate cortex, your brain’s conflict detector, becomes hyperactive in ambiguous situations.—
Anne-Laure Le Cunff,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Since blemishes are closely tied to overactive oil glands, using a mask with these clays helps reduce one of the main triggers of acne.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Sep. 2025
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These dietary patterns appear to calm overactive immune responses and improve cellular repair processes.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the complaint, video footage from a nearby convenience store showed Cullen in the shop appearing agitated and holding a handgun.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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There were also seven storms during that period during the hectic 2020 season, including four major hurricanes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My goal was to publish one short, impactful, overwrought piece a week.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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With its swelling music and dramatic editing, the moment feels a little overwrought, but the same could be said for the whole series.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also, curiosity about AI and its future impact has sparked a frenzied, multi-industry rush to capitalize on marketing value—performatively positioning themselves as ‘ahead of their time,’ even without fully understanding the tool.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Amidst the glitz and chaos of fashion’s most frenzied week on the calendar, Maxine is diagnosed with breast cancer, an experience the actress herself has also had to make decisions on, given her family history of cancer.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the case grew colder, New York’s press only grew more feverish.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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No one in the bracket carries the same feverish momentum.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Overexcited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexcited. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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