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Recent Examples of overexuberant
But in a context mostly stripped of overt story, the movements feel more extreme, and even overexuberant, as if let loose from jail: not just high kicks but kicks so high the shins bang the face.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
Woodward cautions overexuberant members of the NFT community from being too jubilant.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired, 21 Jan. 2022
By that time scientists were zeroing in on overexuberant inflammation as a key feature of severe COVID.
—Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
Now, as the company pursues a SPAC, the question is, is Ginkgo’s eye-popping valuation emblematic of an overexuberant SPAC market, or the result of a company finding the right tool to communicate and capitalize on a truly transformative business idea?
—Adam Bluestein, Fortune, 8 July 2021
Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
Woodward cautions overexuberant members of the NFT community from being too jubilant.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired, 21 Jan. 2022
By that time scientists were zeroing in on overexuberant inflammation as a key feature of severe COVID.
—Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
Now, as the company pursues a SPAC, the question is, is Ginkgo’s eye-popping valuation emblematic of an overexuberant SPAC market, or the result of a company finding the right tool to communicate and capitalize on a truly transformative business idea?
—Adam Bluestein, Fortune, 8 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexuberant
Adjective
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Known for his boisterous tone, wonky catchphrases and punny home run calls, Sterling, who was nominated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, dealt with various health issues over the past few years.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The boisterous crowds during the sumo watch parties.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Otherwise, those bobbleheads will look a little silly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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If that strikes you as twee or downright silly, Olivia Newman‘s touchy-feely weepie is not on your wavelength.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Everyone — including smitten Ethan and her rowdy pack of pals — think this is a bad idea.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The top candidates in California’s wide-open race for governor took the stage Wednesday night in a Los Angeles debate that began politely but quickly devolved into another raucous clash.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt sent DeVaux and the rest of the owner’s box into a raucous affair as one can surely understand.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Coming off an evening that included giddy meetings with Robert De Niro and Andy Serkis, and a morning spent on Good Morning America, Brammall nevertheless appears chipper without the aid of any caffeine during our sit-down.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eurodance with the bass-heavy Swedish genre EPA-dunk and 3Cha—the giddy electronic dance music from Thaiboy’s home region of Isaan in Thailand—to form a new kind of globalist hyperpop.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Douglas, for one, was ecstatic about the opportunity to reunite with his former teammate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Practitioners can find more than 180 classes per week at The Yoga Barn, an epicenter of yin, vinyasa, Hatha, and kundalini, plus meditation, sound healing, and ecstatic dance.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps relieved from the heavy themes that preceded it, the crowd exploded into a euphoric celebration of singing and dancing.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Parker had just finished his first full album with Tortoise, the rapturous TNT, when Mitchell’s invitation arrived.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was met with rapturous standing ovations at the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony upon his return to the stage months later.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Overexuberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexuberant. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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