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rhapsodized

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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Verb
  • While Roan is certainly one of Lauper’s pop progeny, Lauper has also raved about Roan.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
  • One 4-foot-11 Amazon shopper even raved that the pants were the perfect length on their petite frame, proving that not all matching sets are made equal.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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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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  • Johnson gushed over the bride-to-be, 27.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Biyadglign gushed about the team’s chemistry.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Marchetti, the former chairman and CEO of the Yoox Net-a-porter Group, who has been sitting on the board of the Armani Group since 2005, also enthused about the late designer, who died in September.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For his part, the 67-year-old coach and winner of the second-most games in NHL history said he was enthused by how his young club managed a gauntlet of tough opponents, but far from satisfied.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Rhapsodized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodized. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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