rhapsodized

verb

past tense of rhapsodize
as in raved
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm rhapsodized about the food so as not to hurt their host's feelings

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Recent Examples of rhapsodized At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 In the New Yorker, the writer Lawrence Weschler rhapsodized about the soft glow in the air here, day and night. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Lately, Fuentes has rhapsodized about Jeffrey Epstein and Obama. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodized
  1. raved
  2. drooled
  3. gushed
  4. enthused
Verb
  • Julia Roberts Julia Roberts raved over Fauci while conducting an Instagram Live interview with him as part of ONE Campaign’s new #PassTheMic series.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Like Hernández, fellow wedding guest Greg Olsen raved over meeting Cruise, 64.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of raved
Verb
  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • Elsewhere in the interview, Anstead, 47, gushed about his girlfriend of five years and praised her down-to-earth qualities.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • In an exclusive interview with WWD, the businessman enthused about the future of the Italian e-tailer and its current CEO.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Shortly after the nurses’ strike, the CEO of the NYC Health and Hospitals, the largest city healthcare system in the US, openly enthused about replacing radiologists with AI.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of enthused

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