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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
Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz got engaged in late April 2026, and excitement for their future wedding is already growing.
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
With the fanfare comes much excitement and — restaurant owners hope — plenty of business.
—Jenna Thompson
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Another source of excitement for Garcia is having the ability to reposition the visual and cultural footprint.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The Night Action may have generated a great deal of excitement among the Meredith fee men, and may have produced a good deal of competition among publishers, but the book itself was poorly reviewed when it was released in 1966.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for excitement
Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
With the fanfare comes much excitement and — restaurant owners hope — plenty of business.
—Jenna Thompson
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Another source of excitement for Garcia is having the ability to reposition the visual and cultural footprint.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The Night Action may have generated a great deal of excitement among the Meredith fee men, and may have produced a good deal of competition among publishers, but the book itself was poorly reviewed when it was released in 1966.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for excitement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
Noun
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In the aftermath, Pollard’s inbox filled with criticisms, encouragement and recommendations.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Arizona’s rapid low-density residential development sprawl is driven by its rabid encouragement of ever more population growth.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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On the heels of this enthusiasm, Manus, on March 5, 2025, released an AI tool that took the tech to the next level, from generating ideas to autonomously completing tasks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oliver, a New York Times bestselling author who previously worked with Henry Winkler on the Hank Zipzer series, was moved by Hawn's enthusiasm.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Together, Venus and Pluto create a blend of seductive charm, substance and intellectual stimulation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wiseman hypothesized that stronger magnetic fields may affect the brain, similar to how electrical stimulation of the angular gyrus can make one feel as if there is another person standing behind, mimicking one’s movements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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There was nothing left for anyone to drink at Soft Bar after Sabrina arrived because her insatiable thirst sucked up all the moisture within a ten-block radius.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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That standard is based on the Five Freedoms of animal welfare developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, which include freedom from hunger and thirst; from discomfort; from pain, from injury or disease, from fear and distress; and freedom to express normal behavior.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beginning with the stimulus of a cup or two of strong coffee, fifteen-year-old Columbia College sophomore George Templeton Strong started a diary in 1835.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Apr. 2026
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The project aims to produce materials that change their mechanical properties and shape in response to external light stimuli.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most Sunday mornings, Charles Woods doesn’t need much motivation for his weekly 40-mile bike ride.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Asking a musician about their influences can elicit a boiler plate response revealing little about their mindset and motivations.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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There are no performance incentive payments or cost-of-living increase for senior leadership in the current fiscal year, according to a budget overview, and no incentive payments for anyone in the coming fiscal year starting July 1.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, Massachusetts became the first state in the country to adopt an equity performance incentive, explicitly holding the system accountable for reaching low-income households, renters, and communities of color.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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