as in wildly
in a confused and reckless manner
the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster
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Recent Examples of frantically
After neutralizing Markus, Peter and Rose frantically start evacuating the building.
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Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk is viewed by many of his fans as possessing almost superhuman time management skills, able to balance the duties of fatherhood while running multiple massive corporations, post frantically on X, and play video games.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Jeopardy/Instagram) Goins put his hand to his head while frantically trying to think, but was unable to come up with an answer.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Karen declared open conflict with Mia and Jacqueline, laying out all the inconsistencies in Mia’s storytelling that leave the group frustrated while Ashley was in the back hallway frantically turning her Anastasia Beverly Hills contour stick into a semblance of five-o’-clock shadow.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk is viewed by many of his fans as possessing almost superhuman time management skills, able to balance the duties of fatherhood while running multiple massive corporations, post frantically on X, and play video games.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Jeopardy/Instagram) Goins put his hand to his head while frantically trying to think, but was unable to come up with an answer.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Karen declared open conflict with Mia and Jacqueline, laying out all the inconsistencies in Mia’s storytelling that leave the group frustrated while Ashley was in the back hallway frantically turning her Anastasia Beverly Hills contour stick into a semblance of five-o’-clock shadow.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frantically
Adverb
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The idea — not uncontroversial but still wildly popular over a century later — is that differing combinations of responses can be wrangled into conclusions about the psyches of those who sit the test.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The proof theatrically is that the production is a rapt and riotous collective with a long list credits all seemingly on the same wildly unpredictable page.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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At a time when the state desperately needs enormous federal assistance to help with billions of dollars of destruction from the fires, somehow the Democrats seem to think angering Trump with ever more lawsuits is more important.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves desperately need to add a starting pitcher this winter.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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All of it wild-caught.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frantically. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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