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as in encouragement
something that arouses a strong response from another
there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home
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as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
in our excitement to get going, we forgot to make sure that all of the lights in the house had been turned off
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Recent Examples of excitement
There’s a thrill to it, a mix of excitement and fear.
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Mo Hamzian, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Amid both excitement and concerns over the emerging technology, lawmakers introduced more than 100 bills regarding AI use this session, though most did not make it across the finish line, leaving Congress with an uncertain path forward on the issue.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The trek was a massive commercial win, and all the excitement around the venture helped make their compilation a hit as well.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Two billion-dollar modular construction firms that had attracted investor excitement, Katerra and Veev, both closed in the past four years.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Mo Hamzian, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Amid both excitement and concerns over the emerging technology, lawmakers introduced more than 100 bills regarding AI use this session, though most did not make it across the finish line, leaving Congress with an uncertain path forward on the issue.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The trek was a massive commercial win, and all the excitement around the venture helped make their compilation a hit as well.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Two billion-dollar modular construction firms that had attracted investor excitement, Katerra and Veev, both closed in the past four years.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
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Muir offered the Lang brothers words of encouragement.Eric Noll, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Yet, according to the lawsuit, the chatbots' encouragements can turn dark, inappropriate, or even violent.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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Corbet found the swell of advance enthusiasm gratifying, if bewildering.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trump, who will take office Jan. 20 and has talked up his plans to make the U.S. as attractive as possible for corporations, was greeted with warmth and enthusiasm from the large crowd that had gathered on the floor.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Humanity’s long history of division continues, but so, too, does its beauty, creativity and thirst for meaning.Jason Rudy, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
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Consuming large amounts of sodium can cause excessive thirst, urination, vomiting and diarrhea.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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The massive stimulus spending that dulled the worst effects of COVID-19 and helped speed the recovery were also prime factors in the runaway inflation that came on the other side of the crisis.Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Lost in all the talk around tariffs is the news that China announced a new stimulus package.Michael Foster, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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In thriving learning cultures—those rich in motivation, curiosity, and collaboration—AI has the potential to enhance learning.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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After seeing the excellent response from customers and her husband’s motivation, Mercado decided to start a food business.Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Unlike rebates and tax credits for electric cars, applicants don’t have to first buy the e-bike to get the incentive.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The system then moves to stage two to identify infected herds through bulk tank sampling, before stage three to rapidly respond to infected cattle using existing incentive programs, movement controls and contact tracing.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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