as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
Tom was eager to try out his new pair of skis
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Recent Examples of eager
She was joined by three eager area high school students originally from Latin America.
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Earnings seasons get going in earnest over the coming week, with Wall Street eager to find out how much of the tariff are impacting margins.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2025
Felix is happy to see Jess and receptive, even eager, to admit to his own part in all of it, too.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Nashville While reservations are not yet available for the Nashville location online, there is a reservation waitlist for eager customers.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Earnings seasons get going in earnest over the coming week, with Wall Street eager to find out how much of the tariff are impacting margins.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2025
Felix is happy to see Jess and receptive, even eager, to admit to his own part in all of it, too.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Nashville While reservations are not yet available for the Nashville location online, there is a reservation waitlist for eager customers.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for eager
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eager
Adjective
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Our family couldn’t be more excited to welcome baby #3 soon!—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Florida Republicans are enthusiastic about Alligator Alcatraz.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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While the race will be held at the Naval Base Coronado, the city is enthusiastic to host a Nascar weekend.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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According to several tributes online and a GoFundMe, Stewart was a former marine biologist who was an avid outdoors enthusiast.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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The center is named after MaryAnn Wright, chair of the Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit Board of Directors and an avid supporter and significant donor to the organization.—
Ava Nightingale,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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With Iran and its proxies diminished and Gulf states anxious to diversify their economies, any prospect for broader peace and normalization runs through Riyadh.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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This is their first major sit-down interview together, and both are a bit anxious.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Joe, who has asthma, strongly opposes the implementation of mask mandates that Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) is keen to enforce.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Seeing as there are around the same number of companies keen to battle it out to make the show as there are squares on a Monopoly board, the process has been the talk of the unscripted business over the past week.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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“Eager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eager. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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