as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up
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Recent Examples of frenetic
The Bear is loud and sweaty and frenetic.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Dog zoomies, or frenetic random activity periods (FRAPs), are sudden bursts of high energy where dogs often run in circles, sometimes spinning around or doing play bows, and are very common among canines.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
At the centre is The Three Dancers, a frenetic and emotionally charged painting that has long been associated with the Surrealist movement.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And more importantly, the Bulldogs should remain atop the SEC power rankings after adapting to and thriving against Tennessee’s frenetic style.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Dog zoomies, or frenetic random activity periods (FRAPs), are sudden bursts of high energy where dogs often run in circles, sometimes spinning around or doing play bows, and are very common among canines.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
At the centre is The Three Dancers, a frenetic and emotionally charged painting that has long been associated with the Surrealist movement.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And more importantly, the Bulldogs should remain atop the SEC power rankings after adapting to and thriving against Tennessee’s frenetic style.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frenetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
Adjective
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The two superstars continued to trade moves with one another in a frantic finish.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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So the frantic pace of decision-making today risks locking in emissions tomorrow; some of Melka’s data center clients are happy to run on gas or even diesel generators and save their sustainability goals for some other time.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Robbie and Jayson have a furious battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Wilson was visibly furious, walking up to head coach Aaron Glenn and seemingly speaking his mind after a six-point first half for the Jets.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There is a downside to such intensive planting, though.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tuesday was filled with intensive coaching and mentorship sessions with Walmart and Sam's Club merchants, sourcing experts and past Open Call alumni about scaling up production, improving packaging, and strengthening their financial and operational readiness.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Whether these experienced hands can keep up with their mad scientists is less clear.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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David’s flagship product is an almost Frankensteinian creation, more mad scientist than culinary.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Israel then launched its war on the strip, which has been devastated by fierce bombardment and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of companies offer fully remote work, Frana says, but competition can be fierce for those roles.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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