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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
Jeff Sanders, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
The weakness of the Biden administration’s policies was drowned out by frenzied attention to some Republicans’ objections to supporting Ukraine.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Like a Gen Z version of QVC, TikTok Live shopping events are part of a push by the social media platform to combine the convenience of mobile commerce and the frenzied consumerism of limited-time deals with interactive, unscripted entertainment.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 23-year-old Japanese is expected to be posted in during the winter meetings, which will trigger the start of a frenzied 45-day window for teams to land him.
—Jeff Sanders, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
The weakness of the Biden administration’s policies was drowned out by frenzied attention to some Republicans’ objections to supporting Ukraine.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Like a Gen Z version of QVC, TikTok Live shopping events are part of a push by the social media platform to combine the convenience of mobile commerce and the frenzied consumerism of limited-time deals with interactive, unscripted entertainment.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzied
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Simply put, a pop-up like this gets people excited about the upcoming season.Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Although the rivalry between Daredevil and Kingpin is likely what Daredevil fans are most excited to see in Born Again, the trailer makes clear that other old friends will be along for the ride as well.Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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That’s why, in the final minutes of the team’s home finale last month, agitated fans at Soldier Field serenaded McCaskey and his family with an impassioned request.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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McConnell remembers strangers stopping in the road to pray for the boy before he was rushed to Children’s Hospital New Orleans after a police officer assured the frantic mother that her son was still alive.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The quick minute-and-a-half clip introduces us to a frantic Mullen, who's testing different codes on a safe to try and break into it.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The sprawling backyard area has a heated swimming pool.Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Another incident was a heated disagreement with defender Todibo at half-time of the 5-2 home defeat against Arsenal at the end of November.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The video also captures a distraught women yelling into her cellphone, apparently devastated by the destruction.Tara Prindiville, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a troubling recurrent theme of angry, violent, and/or distraught mothers, who we are asked to watch suffer or inflict suffering on others time and time again.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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For years, murmurs of a US TikTok ban have left users and creators furious and terrified that a social media app that had become central to their lives could be taken away.Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
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In a furious assault that began Tuesday morning and continued into Wednesday night, a wind-and-wildfire monster attacked a metropolis of 4,753 square miles and nearly 10 million people, whipping up flames that tore through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe.Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 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
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Stop waiting for work to get less hectic or for that next big project to wrap up.Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Deak Harp is getting hectic on harmonica, backed by an achingly cool guitarist who never removes her shades.Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzied. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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