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as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas
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as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year
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as in crazed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of frenzied
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
But nights like Wednesday happen in the league around the trade deadline, with frenzied transactions upending families around the 28 NBA cities.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Fort Lauderdale’s downtown has been undergoing a frenzied building boom, but this law paves the way for taller buildings far and wide throughout the city, ignoring height and density caps in an effort to spur the development of affordable housing.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The police bodycam videos show a frenzied situation in the moments before the shooting with multiple officers already on the scene and more just arriving.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
But nights like Wednesday happen in the league around the trade deadline, with frenzied transactions upending families around the 28 NBA cities.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Fort Lauderdale’s downtown has been undergoing a frenzied building boom, but this law paves the way for taller buildings far and wide throughout the city, ignoring height and density caps in an effort to spur the development of affordable housing.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The police bodycam videos show a frenzied situation in the moments before the shooting with multiple officers already on the scene and more just arriving.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzied
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In the meantime, the trio are excited to be reunited onstage again.—
Kate Lloyd,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Tulowitzki, now an assistant coach with the Texas Longhorns, happily obliged — excited to work with a player of Betts’ caliber and, like the rest of the baseball world, also curious to see how the six-time Gold Glove right fielder would fare in his virtually unprecedented position switch.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Zaitsev allegedly became agitated while the agents walked him through a hallway.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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But maybe the final shot, the frantic one that assaulted the backboard, shouldn’t have counted.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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His frantic search for a replacement ate up 10 minutes of the psychedelic post-punk band’s 30-minute slot.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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The heated debates around diversity, equity and inclusion are drowning out something far more important: our children’s ability to learn about and appreciate different cultures.—
Britt Hogue,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After the Home Depot truck took off down the street, with Tatiana Pino in pursuit, the footage shows that the mail carrier did a U-turn and started to follow Pino’s vehicle, stopping briefly after Pino’s distraught daughter rushed outside and flagged him down.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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As for future plans, Stinchcombe’s so far unrealized ambition is to sell the debit card as a white label product to banks–a solution the banks could offer to families distraught about grandma’s out of control charitable charges or garden gnome purchases.—
Lindsey Choo,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Cormack was furious, issuing a sharp rebuke, the official said.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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According to the Sheriff’s Office: Following a furious chase through Cascade, the black Toyota Tundra pickup truck headed south on Idaho 55, weaving in and around traffic while deputies kept pace behind.—
Max Silverson,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Feb. 2025
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Plants with vining stems or long tap roots can be difficult to transplant and other plants simply don’t like to have their roots disturbed after planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2025
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The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Another dealer told me that there is talk that some collectors, still feeling the fatigue from last year’s hectic fair calendar and auction square dance, are using the fires as an excuse to skip a fair that some see as less important than its East Coast counterparts.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Accustomed to a nonexistent dating life due to her hectic schedule, Mi-rae receives a ‘Monthly Boyfriend’ device by chance.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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