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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
Redick raved about what James meant to his team not only Friday night but throughout the season.
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ABC News, 2 May 2026
Teammates and coaches have raved about him.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Even after Charles delivered an address to Congress that implicitly refuted some core tenets of Trumpism—there was an ode to limits on executive power, a defense of NATO and Ukraine, a rousing call to protect the natural world—Trump raved about it ahead of the state dinner that night.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Ratings rose, and critics raved.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Swift raved about the young rocker in a New York Times interview about being a songwriter.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Glaser raved, meaning it as a compliment.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
From his ability to move in space to his penchant for takeaways, Louis looked primed to be a Day 2 pick, especially considering the way in which draft evaluators raved about him.
—Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Carter raved about his coaching staff, including new offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, who played quarterback at Portland State and was the offensive coordinator and interim head coach at Fresno State in 2016 and was the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2022.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 2 May 2026
Teammates and coaches have raved about him.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Even after Charles delivered an address to Congress that implicitly refuted some core tenets of Trumpism—there was an ode to limits on executive power, a defense of NATO and Ukraine, a rousing call to protect the natural world—Trump raved about it ahead of the state dinner that night.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Ratings rose, and critics raved.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Swift raved about the young rocker in a New York Times interview about being a songwriter.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Glaser raved, meaning it as a compliment.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
From his ability to move in space to his penchant for takeaways, Louis looked primed to be a Day 2 pick, especially considering the way in which draft evaluators raved about him.
—Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Carter raved about his coaching staff, including new offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, who played quarterback at Portland State and was the offensive coordinator and interim head coach at Fresno State in 2016 and was the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2022.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raved
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For years, college coaches and NBA scouts have drooled over the potential of Stokes, a likely 2027 lottery pick.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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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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Isaac Hayden huffed and puffed but received little support from Blackpool’s Karoy Anderson.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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Streep gushed during a rewatch of some of her most famous movies with Vanity Fair.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Weeks before Jason gushed over Kylie on Tuesday's panel, the Not Gonna Lie host hilariously revealed that the former NFL star spells one of their daughter's names incorrectly.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 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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Todaro hopes those who have never been to the opera come away enthused, comparing it to when someone first tastes an unfamiliar dish.—
Jocheved Cohen,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Linn was less enthused about bringing de Mille’s choreography to the big screen for the dance sequence in the 1955 film.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lately, Fuentes has rhapsodized about Jeffrey Epstein and Obama.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 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 4 May. 2026.
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