thrill-seeking

[thril-seek-ing]

adjective

1. eager for excitement arising from risk or danger, or catering to those in search of such excitement.

noun

1. behavior that courts risk or danger as a source of excitement.

Example Sentences

The outsize gains attracted attention on social media, and thrill-seeking individual investors began to pile in at a pace never seen before for a leveraged single-stock fund.

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This tectonic shift signals not a new betrayal of queer folk but a reinforcement of the fundamental relationship between Western society and non-hetero life — a hot/cold union of creative thrill-seeking and fair-weather fascination that can best be captured by a single image from Bob Fosse’s 1972 musical film “Cabaret.”

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Once the larger rides are planned out, theme park designers then consider what he describes as "flat rides", which cater to less thrill-seeking crowds.

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Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains - including Everest - but, while Grayson is hoping to hit new heights with Lalitpur, he is happy to give the thrill-seeking a miss.

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In its report published on Thursday, the parole Board said he offended for "financial gain and out of greed" and there was "an element of thrill-seeking in his actions".

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