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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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Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s her sister, Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis), who’s as loud and boisterous as Kay is quiet and disciplined.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Just cultivating and just feeding that division and those just absolute silly fights.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Two officers finally guided Kay and Ming Tai into the building through the basement to avoid the rowdy throng.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even by the rowdy standards of Florida politics, Fishback entered the race with an uncommon amount of baggage.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both received raucous applause and cheers Wednesday as the Cougars beat West Virginia 68-48 to advance to the quarterfinals.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The statement over the arena’s PA system was nearly drowned out by a raucous cheer, and the energy in the building never faded until the UConn women’s basketball team was holding its Big East championship trophy under a rainbow shower of confetti.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sharing the screen only took their bromance to the next level—and gave way to a giddy press tour that spotlighted their bond.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Weapons‘ Amy Madigan was giddy to have prevailed in the Best Supporting Actress race at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even rave, which, frenzied and ecstatic, seems the opposite, had its own logic of form.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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But after seeing his name next to many minuses lately, Levshunov was ecstatic Sunday to finally be on the positive side after a game.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Buprenorphine also blocks other opioids from binding to opioid receptors and causing euphoric effects.—
Rachel French,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The run is still orderly, not euphoric.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But all of this rapturous gazing made up a terribly small fraction of the experience of being a parent.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rosalía’s album has gotten rapturous reviews.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overexuberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexuberant. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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