- present tense form of excite (3rd person singular).
excites
Example Sentences
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Now, when he meets younger fans and budding filmmakers, their enthusiasm excites him, though it seems to cause him some consternation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I was a No. 10, what excites me is scoring goals…I was a leader on the pitch, and I’ll be a leader through what I’ve achieved.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The key to the style of campaigning that won out on Tuesday, according to Andrabi, is having a vision for what politics can deliver that excites people.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
But here’s what excites me most about the brave new world of mathematics the A.I. industry has us careening toward: We will have a much sharper sense of what the truly difficult problems are.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
It excites him to hear himself referred to that way.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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