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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
effuse .
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Examples
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Federalists effused confidence in people elected to office and responsible to their constituents; their opponents argued instead that “the depravity of mankind militates against such a degree of confidence.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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Federalists effused confidence in people elected to office and responsible to their constituents; their opponents argued instead that “the depravity of mankind militates against such a degree of confidence.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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“Compositionally perfect, his work never loses sight of the more important human thing back of the steel and concrete,” effused the pioneering photographer and filmmaker Willard Van Dyke in a 1935 critique.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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Both Durie and her husband Tommy held similar pedigrees that effused the aroma of very old money, which they wore lightly and without pretension.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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Bill helpfully pointed out to Glenda, Clare, and David how she countered but did not attack, and effused that the country was really looking for solutions, not empty rhetoric.
Only Connect 2008
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Bill helpfully pointed out to Glenda, Clare, and David how she countered but did not attack, and effused that the country was really looking for solutions, not empty rhetoric.
Only Connect 2008
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I effused to Abbey over all she'd meant to me, and she clearly enjoyed it.
James Gavin: Abbey Lincoln and Herman Leonard: Truthtellers in Jazz James Gavin 2010
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The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, "We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of 'Idol'."
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Bill helpfully pointed out to Glenda, Clare, and David how she countered but did not attack, and effused that the country was really looking for solutions, not empty rhetoric.
Only Connect 2008
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Smith effused, Throughout this budget, we held true to the principle of cutting with care.
Will Schwartz: Going Broke in Albany, Part 3: Why We're Still Screwed Will Schwartz 2010
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