as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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Recent Examples of impatience
More grievously, the movie’s narrowness and impatience inhibit the performance of its formidably talented lead actress.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
In our conversation, Wood also evinced more than a hint of impatience about the two decades needed to make Xolair available for food allergies in the first place.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Packed tight like sardines on round leather banquettes the fashion industry's heavy hitters made small talk with neighbors or tapped urgently on their phones; little islands of impatience.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Tried & True: Galettes just sounds delicious and fancy, so the attempt to make Tracey’s Nettle & Jammy Onion one was met with enthusiasm albeit a little impatience.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
In our conversation, Wood also evinced more than a hint of impatience about the two decades needed to make Xolair available for food allergies in the first place.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Packed tight like sardines on round leather banquettes the fashion industry's heavy hitters made small talk with neighbors or tapped urgently on their phones; little islands of impatience.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Tried & True: Galettes just sounds delicious and fancy, so the attempt to make Tracey’s Nettle & Jammy Onion one was met with enthusiasm albeit a little impatience.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatience
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After a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops on the border in 2017, New Delhi moved to revive the Quad despite not showing much enthusiasm when the partnership was founded in 2007.Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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Despite meeting more than 10 external leaders, the CEO ultimately promoted their operations director due to a long-standing, trusting relationship and the internal candidate’s sincere enthusiasm for the role.Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fans seemingly gave up on asking for the J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar collaborative project that had been rumored for years, but the Dreamville leader might have reignited that thirst.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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But more than just his talents with a brush, the film’s Greek chorus of experts from artistic and theological corners of the world reinforce the belief that da Vinci was also one of mankind’s greatest thinkers with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.Hunter Ingram for Variety, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fans immediately flooded the comments with excitement.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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The postponement, however, didn’t dampen the excitement.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Enter One Heart for Women and Children, an Orlando nonprofit that’s about ending hunger, building community and empowering hope.Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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Howard Buffett heads the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which works to address global hunger, combat human trafficking and mitigate conflicts.Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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All the biggest topics in the world, Americans have an appetite for a little bit of information.Tracy Wright, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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The court has shown little appetite for pursuing charges against regimes like Bashar al-Assad's in Syria, where civilians were gassed, or against figures in Iran's leadership, despite their violent crackdowns on protesters and criminal regional proxy wars.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatience. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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