as in panic
a state of nervous or irritated concern
all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Recent Examples of tizzy
Sonequa Martin-Green had fans in a tizzy when her Boston Blue character, Lena Silver, was shot while on duty in the final two episodes of the show’s freshman season.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Picture show On a recent spring evening, a large tortoise named Rex got loose, took a stroll down a sidewalk and left a Phoenix-area neighborhood in a tizzy trying to find his owners.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Meg announced her breakup wiht Klay Thompson on Instagram Stories April 25, sending everyone from Hasan Piker to TikTok’s retroh00pers into an absolute tizzy.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Five, six plate appearances, can’t put you in a tizzy.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tizzy
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Picture show On a recent spring evening, a large tortoise named Rex got loose, took a stroll down a sidewalk and left a Phoenix-area neighborhood in a tizzy trying to find his owners.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Meg announced her breakup wiht Klay Thompson on Instagram Stories April 25, sending everyone from Hasan Piker to TikTok’s retroh00pers into an absolute tizzy.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Five, six plate appearances, can’t put you in a tizzy.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tizzy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tizzy
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With the rise of tablets and tech worldwide, toys have begun to become obsolete, causing mass panic among toys.
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Brokers often list speculative tickets for those tours before an on-sale even starts, hoping some more desperate fans will buy in a panic.
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Rhodes celebrated with the crowd at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, while Gunther walked back up the entrance ramp in a huff.
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
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William Saliba — France/Arsenal (same) Saliba does everything on the pitch with a minimum of fuss.
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The flowy silhouette packs down without much fuss.
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Because there is so much moisture in the air, your sweat will not evaporate fast enough to naturally cool your body.
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By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tizzy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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