as in emotional
showing feeling freely
often effusive no matter what the occasion, they are even more so at weddings and funerals
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Recent Examples of effusive
But others haven’t been as effusive in their comments after meeting with him.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
When asked about his current boss Canada's flying full-back Alphonso Davies was effusive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The committee’s Republican majority was effusive in their praise of Burgum, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who is considered a moderate within the caucus but has been a sharp critic of the Biden administration on energy policy.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
The following year, Embiid and Butler were effusive about each other after the Heat advanced past the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
When asked about his current boss Canada's flying full-back Alphonso Davies was effusive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The committee’s Republican majority was effusive in their praise of Burgum, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who is considered a moderate within the caucus but has been a sharp critic of the Biden administration on energy policy.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
The following year, Embiid and Butler were effusive about each other after the Heat advanced past the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effusive
Adjective
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In these dynamics, emotional depth and vulnerability take a backseat to make way for efficiency.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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At the mention of Welsh’s name the room burst into applause and an emotional standing ovation.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Golden retrievers are known for their affectionate and social nature.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those two words — Philly's affectionate salutation — have taken on deeper meaning as the city grapples with the aftermath of a tragedy that killed seven people and injured dozens more.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And can Nix’s development continue uninhibited without Sutton, who was his favorite target by far in 2024 when Sutton set career bests with 81 catches and 135 targets for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns?—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2025
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Depp has some wild fun with it, disturbing all of high society with her uninhibited rage.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Whether Butler, a big personality, would fit into a locker room with Curry and the demonstrative Draymond Green as leaders also remains to be seen, and could be part of why Golden State would hesitate to commit to an extension.—
Michael Nowels,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Like a vocal, demonstrative floor general who has the coaching staff’s utmost trust.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The police department is hopeful those positions will be filled by the summer, but outgoing chief Patterson said the department needs to be expanded further to match Raleigh's fast-growing population.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The short version is that these are both upper-midrange graphics cards targeting resolutions of 1440p and 4K and meant to compete mainly with Nvidia's incoming and outgoing 4070- and 5070-series GeForce GPUs, including the RTX 4070, RTX 5070, RTX 4070 Ti and Ti Super, and the RTX 5070 Ti.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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For my entire life, the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome has been Morris Chestnut, an actor who looks as if he was sculpted from marble by the hands of a loving and generous god.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Effusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effusive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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