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enthuse

[en-thooz] / ɛnˈθuz /












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His presence campaigning can enthuse his true-blue supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

"That, I hope, will enthuse the people of Wales to engage and to use their vote."

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

While some tech enthusiasts enthuse about AI’s potential benefits, others fear job losses and safety issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2024

It expects him to be a grander figure, a talisman who will gladden the jaded and enthuse audiences the orchestra has yet to enthuse.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

Meanwhile, those same gossipers will have found yet some other newcomer about whom to enthuse.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“It was totally an improvised thing,” Jensen enthuses.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2025

Waters still enthuses about pickleball like those neighbors who can’t stop talking about their Saturday group.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

“We don’t think any festival has focused on live sports yet, and it’s a huge part of television,” McIntyre enthuses about the Dodgers panel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

He enthuses that he “likes to decorate,” and nudges viewers to draw their own conclusions.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

“These have been selling very well,” the clerk enthuses, taking a delicate, ribboned silk blouse out of the tray in front of her.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Some may be hoping Berkshire is getting more enthused about the opportunities it is finding after a stretch of holding back.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

As he talks about how his film has both stayed true to its ancient source and speaks to today, Nolan is simultaneously enthused and sure of himself in a selfless way.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Partygoers seemed more enthused about the vendor selling beaded plushie necklaces than about heading to the dance floor.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

When Hostin enthused that she has “a PhD in ChatGPT” and regularly uses the LLM for personal and marital counseling, Swisher held up a warning finger: “Please don’t do that.”

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

“We are inspired by your success!” one girl enthused.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

I toured her house, and she was so happy with it, enthusing over its details.

From Slate Jan. 18, 2025

Willem Dafoe reflects on his past roles, from ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ to ‘The Florida Project,’ enthusing about the wire work he did on ‘Spider-Man.’

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

Late in the film, when a neighbor stops by Lydia’s studio to complain about the noise she’s making, she initially misunderstands, flashing a camera-ready smile and enthusing with fake modesty, “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2022

Yet new devices are coming to the market, enthusing state officials and law enforcement agencies who need a leg up in detection.

From Washington Times Apr. 28, 2022

Idealism, too, seems to be a mere compromise between religion and a life devoted to sense experience, and like most compromises it lacks the enthusing power of the original ideas.

From Rudolph Eucken : a philosophy of life by Abel J. (Abel John) Jones




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