as in enthusiasm
cheerful readiness to do something
his unhesitating willingness to take on the tough assignments has earned him the status of the president's right-hand man
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The club is led by driver and CEO Tom Slingsby, the Australian 2012 Olympic gold medalist, who shared his enthusiasm for adding Jackman and Reynolds to the crew.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
5 June 2025 -
This contrasts with an apparent upcoming boom in Europe, although this is based on government coercion rather than enthusiasm for EVs.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Peugeot dove into SUVs and EVs with more alacrity and commitment than other mainstream European brands.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The legislation that cleared the House and Senate in a single afternoon is the product of intense negotiations resolved with unusual alacrity by traditional antagonists at the state Capitol on business and insurance issues: unions vs. business, and trial lawyers vs. insurers.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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During last year’s Stanley Cup magical goodwill tour around South Florida, a Panthers staffer surprised patrons by walking into Shuck N Dive in September with the trophy, setting off a social-media frenzy.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The success of the nonprofit’s threat to discontinue animal-welfare services in San Diego may reflect the huge reserve of goodwill the Humane Society has built up over many decades.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Madigan’s defense team has long argued that prosecutors, in their zeal to reel in the ultimate fish, were trying to criminalize the kind of legal political horse trading, from job recommendations to board appointments, that occur in politics on a daily basis.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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On the last day of school, the two girls are busy resolving student-council-budget issues—only to be jolted into questioning their rule-following zeal.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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“Willingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willingness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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