Thesaurus results for RHAPSODIZED

rhapsodized

verb

past tense of rhapsodize

as in raved

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm rhapsodized about the food so as not to hurt their host's feelings

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Recent Examples of rhapsodized At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 In the New Yorker, the writer Lawrence Weschler rhapsodized about the soft glow in the air here, day and night. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Lately, Fuentes has rhapsodized about Jeffrey Epstein and Obama. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Transcendentalist writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, rhapsodized over nature representing the divine spirt of God. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025

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Eli Tan at the New York Times raved about Muse handling a call to his insurance company.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Representatives of the Royals and Populous raved about the new stadium renderings in Thursday’s reveal.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of raved

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of drooled

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Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of gushed

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Juarez enthused, adding that part of the draw of the event for both business operators and consumers is the element of discovery and the thrill of the hunt organizers seek to create with every edition.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Another possible challenge facing the Jayhawks is the late evening start in Salt Lake City (a 2 to 2 1/2 hour charter flight from Topeka) and a packed stadium full of fans enthused about Utah’s perfect start through four games.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

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