overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
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The Game 3 finale was disrupted by a fan interference call—what is it with overenthusiastic Yankee fans and outfield walls—but the result was hard to dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“They do not want to be forced to do more simply because the market has become overenthusiastic about hikes.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
She said he had failed to take action to "rectify the overenthusiastic impression" given by then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the ability of the department to deal with the pandemic.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
He did Norwegian and Irish accents in respective sketches about overenthusiastic actors in a Nordic film and one modeled after Liam Neeson’s “Taken” films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
Ms. Holly shrugs, a frown clouding her face until Julie Zawacki, waving her hand like an overenthusiastic first grader, distracts her.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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