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    How do you say "my curiosity was spiked?" or another word other than spiked when you want to say that something has caused your curiosity to suddenly and sharply increase in intensity?
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    Default Re: curiosity

    Quote Originally Posted by JJoffres View Post
    How do you say "my curiosity was spiked?" or another word other than spiked when you want to say that something has caused your curiosity to suddenly and sharply increase in intensity?
    Welcome to the forum, JJ.
    Stimulated or piqued.
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