as in enthusiasm
cheerful readiness to do something
his unhesitating willingness to take on the tough assignments has earned him the status of the president's right-hand man
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However, their fresh perspective, general enthusiasm and tech fluency can be superpowers that breathe new life into an organization.—
Jill Shedek,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025 -
With enthusiasm building among opponents of the Iranian government, analysts and former officials are treating with caution speculation of an insurrection capable of actually ousting the country's leadership.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The next president should enter office with a clear and constructive vision for the future of American foreign policy and move to realize it with the same alacrity the Trump administration has displayed in its first 100 days.—
REBECCA LISSNER,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The legislation that cleared the House and Senate in a single afternoon is the product of intense negotiations resolved with unusual alacrity by traditional antagonists at the state Capitol on business and insurance issues: unions vs. business, and trial lawyers vs. insurers.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
Noun
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That reservoir of goodwill, built slowly over time, becomes a stabilizing force in moments of chaos.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The mission will foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and encourage the establishment of new partnerships among countries, non-federal entities, and international organizations.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The zeal of the 1979 revolution is still visible on the tables of the Den of Spies, in the papers true believers re-assembled strand-by-strand.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
22 June 2025
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Some missionaries, such as Kilian and Boniface, paid with their lives for their holy zeal—the former in the area of what is now Würzburg, the latter in Frisia.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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“Willingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willingness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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