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excitement

[ik-sahyt-muhnt] / ɪkˈsaɪt mənt /


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The excitement of a burgeoning relationship is often fueled by a lack of information.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Should I spend the money and PTO to feel like I’m keeping this relationship afloat, or does it create a false sense of excitement?

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Conductor Corrado Rovaris tended to push the tempi, however, which heightened the excitement but left little space for expressivity and nuance in the rage arias and other moments of high drama.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

His surname brings attention given his father's illustrious career, his fighting style guarantees excitement, and the story around him has rarely been anything other than compelling.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Orion barked his excitement right along with her.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Mr. Palihapitiya found an eager audience in 2020, when millions of people were stuck at home during the pandemic lockdowns, flush with stimulus checks and looking for new excitements.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2022

The excitements begin amidst blowing dust in Mexico, where in a remote desert some fighter planes missing since World War II suddenly reappear, engines ready to go at the touch of a switch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2017

“It was a quiet little neighborhood that was in walking distance to city excitements like Georgetown and Dupont,” he said.

From Washington Post Mar. 21, 2017

She tried to see him through Aunty Ujus eyes, a man of wonders, a man of worldly excitements, but she could not.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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