as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
exuberant crowds rushed to greet the returning national champions in collegiate basketball
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Recent Examples of exuberant
The open-plan common areas, designed to showcase the continent’s vast aesthetic and natural bounty, champion the distinctly African luxuries of seemingly boundless space and exuberant nature.
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Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This is an exuberant, visually stylish imagining of soccer that, say some critics who played the beta preview, gets tantalizingly close to the pure physical joy of kicking an actual soccer ball around with your friends.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Between the exuberant first and final stretches of her set, there is a lot of other terrain covered.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2025
One Cut of the Dead is a joyful, exuberant (and fittingly scrappy) celebration of zombie movie-makers.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
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Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This is an exuberant, visually stylish imagining of soccer that, say some critics who played the beta preview, gets tantalizingly close to the pure physical joy of kicking an actual soccer ball around with your friends.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Between the exuberant first and final stretches of her set, there is a lot of other terrain covered.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2025
One Cut of the Dead is a joyful, exuberant (and fittingly scrappy) celebration of zombie movie-makers.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exuberant
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Here are our picks for the most joyful surprises and most egregious snubs.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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This book captures her vibrant, joyful voice in conversation with Toshio Meronek.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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McCabe, an Arsenal fan favourite known for her uncompromising playing style and effervescent off-field personality, was at the centre of much of the discussion as fans daydreamed about her reaction to it all.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The effervescent Goldsberry tells us about her new music, the albums that shaped her and other essentials.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Yanga features the vibrant colors, lively rhythms, melodic tunes, and bold concepts of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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Visitors are always welcome to join the event for a lively meeting filled with camaraderie, inspiring guest speakers, and a delicious lunch.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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These sentiments are on brand for a company that has thrived due to the designer’s ability to inject a vivacious energy into the often gatekept and stuffy fashion industry.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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Featuring the vivacious sounds of Ms. BUT-TAH, the Buttahluv Band and her cast of all-star performers.—
Jake Richardson,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
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Over eons, this deeply buried and buoyant salt layer squeezed upward in other places throughout the region, warping the surface into dramatic landforms like stone arches and spires.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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But the buoyant mood was shattered as screams of fear and pain rang out when a minivan plowed into the revelers.—
Chloe Mayer
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Nest Lychee Rose is bubblier and way more rose-forward, Kayali Sparkling Lychee has more fruit variety but less actual lychee somehow.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
8 June 2025
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Here's our review, including review and reactions from others who were equally as ecstatic about the Snack Wrap's return.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Both are also Black art forms that require incredible discipline and a lifetime of study but which, when performed at their highest levels, encourage a freedom of expression that can take the audience into an ecstatic state.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Exuberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exuberant. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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