effuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of effuse
as in raves
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator

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  1. raves
  2. gushes
  3. enthuses
  4. rhapsodizes
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  • Aemond raves about his horrible older brother who spent their youth tormenting him.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • One of those people is Chiappetta, who raves about the example Mally is setting for Naperville North.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of raves
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  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
    — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Definition of gushes
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  • Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of enthuses
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  • Donghwa—who’s revealed to be thirty-five—rhapsodizes about Oryeong’s devotion, and filial piety over all, although (and, perhaps, because) his own family bonds are strained.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of rhapsodizes
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“Effuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effuses. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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