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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
feeling a little jittery before the flight
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Recent Examples of jittery
But French people are likely to face uncertainty about pension payments and tax rates, as well as jittery financial markets.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer figured out (opens a new tab) that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Another source agreed and speculated that the move was made to appease jittery investors.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Kendrick’s fluttering syllables and a jittery bassline bounce like a slinky’s recoil.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer figured out (opens a new tab) that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Another source agreed and speculated that the move was made to appease jittery investors.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Kendrick’s fluttering syllables and a jittery bassline bounce like a slinky’s recoil.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
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There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Our excitable friends would indeed be correct that a theoretical 25 percent tariff across the board would have an adverse effect on business aviation.—
Brian Foley,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, state and city health departments are worried about how the communications pause might affect their communities.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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A number of men and women on Mitchell’s team were worried about their health and safety, the lawsuit says, so Mitchell raised the issue during the training sessions.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some parents are nervous to send their kids back to the center, given the air quality concerns and its proximity to the burn area.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ellie is nervous, and so naturally, her dead lesbian aunt manifests as an unwanted spiritual gay guide.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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For example, someone not willing to open up to you about certain aspects of their personal life can be interpreted as personal rejection, which may trigger defensive or anxious behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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More than a few have faced foreclosure, leaving owners anxious about the need to get tenants back in their buildings or find another use for the millions of unused square feet.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame must either score on defense or special teams to pull off the upset or at least set up Leonard with a short field.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the courtside footage, the mom — who was holding one child’s hand and had another kid on her hip — becomes visibly upset, stepping forward and moving very close to the principal.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Add Vargas to the long list of Americans who have been uneasy about TikTok’s future.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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For all of their uneasy gazing and silent discernment, artful visages are a key element in the decor.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Architectural Digest,
15 Jan. 2025
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Upcoming trustee elections represent a chance for sane graduates of the troubled institution to push it in the right direction -- despite the university’s interference.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
19 Jan. 2025
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The troubled Metropolitan Detention Center jail in Brooklyn has just two doctors on staff to care for its more than 1,100 inmates, and an opening for a third physician has gone unfilled for nearly a decade.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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