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
One of the more harrowing sequences comes after an airstrike, when doctors perform an emergency cesarean section and frantically try to get a response from the infant.
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
In one of the more egregious instances, the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening, and panic strikes New York City, where Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) is shown frantically packing a suitcase then racing out into the streets.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
In one of the more egregious instances, the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening, and panic strikes New York City, where Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) is shown frantically packing a suitcase then racing out into the streets.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frantically
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Many of its competitors, including Marriott, Hilton, and IHG have ditched award charts for surge pricing models, which makes the points cost of a nightly stay fluctuate wildly based on demand.Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Brie Larson made a comment about male movie critics that was blown wildly out of proportion, and Captain Marvel was bombed so hard Rotten Tomatoes instituted policies to verify audience movie scores to prevent this.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Liverpool desperately need to maintain their six-point lead at the top of the table with both Arsenal and Forest in touching distance.Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Undersea cables have been vital to the sovereignty of Estonia, a former Soviet republic that borders Russia and desperately needs to maintain power and communications channels that are free from Moscow’s control.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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