enthuse

as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car

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Recent Examples of enthuse The Club is not enthused over the set up into earnings. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 June 2025 Pittsburgh players are not enthused by the ongoing drama surrounding the quarterback situation. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025 After his monologue, Fallon moved over to his desk to tee-up the duo’s appearance later in the show and just couldn’t help himself in enthusing about John’s deep catalog of hits. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025 Throughout the first month, though, Vientos enthused Mets officials with his swing decisions regardless of results. Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enthuse
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  • The signs of a dog that is overheating include unusually excess panting and rapid breathing, drooling, lethargy or disorientation, and if their gums are bright red.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
  • Panting, drooling, rapid heart rate and pale gums also point to the condition, and the dog may position its body in a downward-facing pose.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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  • Bridges loved his infield range, and other scouts raved about his versatility in center field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
  • While recently visiting the detention site, President Donald Trump raved about Alligator Alcatraz.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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  • Dee and Kevin, when recalling the crash and what followed, gushed about their kids.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • At around midnight July 3, rain began gushing into the Guadalupe River – dropping more than 10 inches into the river at Hunt in just four hours and swelling it to dangerous levels.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 7 July 2025
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  • Helen bending at her wide waist, fussing again with the shoe, a cream leather high-top, cursing quietly under her breath, hair falling into her face.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • As a storyteller, Tyagi isn’t too fussed about making his plot persuasive — the ease with which Nair and his co-counsel Dilreet Gill, played by Ananya Panday, manage to uncover evidence defies logic.
    Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025

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