as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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Recent Examples of hectic
Couples planning to invite children to the wedding may learn from parents that fall, winter and spring are tough times of year due to youngsters’ hectic school and activities schedules.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 06 of 15 Millionaire Bacon Bacon makes everything – especially a hectic morning – better.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Stop waiting for work to get less hectic or for that next big project to wrap up.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hectic 
Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 06 of 15 Millionaire Bacon Bacon makes everything – especially a hectic morning – better.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Stop waiting for work to get less hectic or for that next big project to wrap up.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
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If the big names in the Big Easy aren’t reason enough to get excited for Super Bowl LIX, there is no shortage of storylines that make this year’s championship bout between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles especially compelling.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Antonio Banderas was excited to watch his costar in Bosch's new Super Bowl commercial pull off some impressive wrestling moves on set.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Each offer multiple dining options, robust spa services, and heated pools.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Outdoors, a heated in-ground swimming pool, a lounge area, and a barbecue station are positioned around a landscaped lot that’s just shy of an acre.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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The climax is a horrendous German burning of a village, as striking for its visual imagery as for its agitated music.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The inaugural film in The Conjuring franchise understands that seasoned viewers of haunted-house films know what signs to look for by now: cold spots, agitated pets, clocks that stop ticking.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Trump family’s new crypto tokens are worth well over $10 billion on paper, after a frenzied rally pushed up the value of the digital assets in the days before the inauguration.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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With that, after yearslong pursuits and more than a month of frenzied speculation about Sasaki, the mystery abruptly dissolved and the answers became clear.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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