as in watchful
having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something
at the sound of the sleigh bells the children were all agape, waiting for Santa to appear
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agape
Adjective
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Guests—including Keira Knightley in Chanel Couture, Gigi Hadid in a Moschino-meets-Midas masterpiece by Jeremy Scott, and Carla Bruni in archival Fall 1995 Galliano—had already spent the evening dining under the watchful eyes of classical sculptures.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Still, companies are eager to force folding screens into more types of devices, with the tech already expanding from phones to PCs and monitors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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Businesses weren’t hiring as much, folks weren’t as eager to quit and those without jobs were staying on the sidelines for longer.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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When it was discovered that estrogen could be supplied not just by expectant women but by expectant horses, commercial production of the hormone took off.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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The crypto space had reason to be enthusiastic following the election of President Trump, who largely embraced the sector.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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At two years of age, Jiggs, a persistent and enthusiastic deer runner, was banished from the pack.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This level of transparency helps candidates engage in anticipatory socialization, essentially seeing themselves in a future role before even applying.—
Phil Kirschner,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Israel model, by contrast, would mean a heavily armed and insecure Ukraine that would have to fend for itself and thus be prone to anticipatory self-defense and unilateral kinetic action in the form of sabotage, covert action, and assassination.—
THOMAS WRIGHT,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Stargate, the enormous A.I. infrastructure project that has investors agog and is fast becoming the envy of the tech world.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The cast being agog about her celibacy will get old quickly.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
11 Nov. 2024
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“Agape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agape. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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