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as in drooled
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in huffed
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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Recent Examples of raved
Friends had raved about Costa Rica for years, citing its beauty and abundant wildlife with sustained awe.
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
Coaches praise each other Hoiberg raved about the job McCollum has done in his first season at Iowa and throughout his career.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Hoiberg raved about the job McCollum has done in his first season at Iowa and throughout his career.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Everyone raved about Larson, the coach and the person.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Campbell has raved about his coaching tenure at Sac State.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
When, in 1941, Rodin performed in an evening of Shakespeare scenes, the émigré newspaper Aufbau raved that his Puck outdid Rooney’s.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The organization’s scouts raved about his pitching arsenal and overall makeup.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
McCullough has raved about many of them.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
Coaches praise each other Hoiberg raved about the job McCollum has done in his first season at Iowa and throughout his career.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Hoiberg raved about the job McCollum has done in his first season at Iowa and throughout his career.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Everyone raved about Larson, the coach and the person.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Campbell has raved about his coaching tenure at Sac State.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
When, in 1941, Rodin performed in an evening of Shakespeare scenes, the émigré newspaper Aufbau raved that his Puck outdid Rooney’s.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The organization’s scouts raved about his pitching arsenal and overall makeup.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
McCullough has raved about many of them.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raved
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.—
Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Crude oil, natural gas and fracking water gushed out of the well April 6-10 in 2025 near Galeton in Weld County.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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For several minutes, Nathan ranted about the conditions in the jail.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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But that's changed as investors become more enthused about Amazon's custom chips, which have helped improve sentiment around the stock.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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This was shaping up as a two-offensive-lineman draft, but The Post wasn’t enthused by the available options at this slot.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Transcendentalist writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, rhapsodized over nature representing the divine spirt of God.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Raved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raved. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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