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
This approach makes each film feel delightfully tactile and frenetic.
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Known for his frenetic animation and abstract storytelling, Ohira delivers a visually explosive meditation on conflict and identity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Today, that glow has been rivaled by another stream of influence: the frenetic, unfiltered scroll of social media.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
However, economists have warned that the Trump administration’s frenetic trade policy and other actions — including drastic cutbacks to federal spending, layoffs of government workers, and reductions in immigration — not only threaten those soft landing odds but also heighten recession risks.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Known for his frenetic animation and abstract storytelling, Ohira delivers a visually explosive meditation on conflict and identity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Today, that glow has been rivaled by another stream of influence: the frenetic, unfiltered scroll of social media.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
However, economists have warned that the Trump administration’s frenetic trade policy and other actions — including drastic cutbacks to federal spending, layoffs of government workers, and reductions in immigration — not only threaten those soft landing odds but also heighten recession risks.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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And when Paul manages to elude his overseers and explore the surrounding area — spurring a frantic search, the menacing tenor of which raises Lise’s hackles — the movie effectively becomes a prison drama, with the trio’s eventual interviewee depicted as a shadowy warden who can decide their fate.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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When Nemo strays away from his reef and gets lost in the big open ocean, his frantic father teams up with the ever-forgetful Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) to find him.—
Meg Walters,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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River had Gonzalo Montiel sent off at the death for a second yellow card as the match ended with Inter players running off the pitch showered by items from the stands and followed by a furious Marcos Acuna until he was restrained by team-mates.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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Employees, terrified and furious, call out to the agents.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Beijing is also working to draw Europe closer as the continent faces intense pressure from Washington; for example, China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament and dangled other concessions ahead of an EU-Chinese summit scheduled for July 2025.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Oftentimes, enrolling in an intensive language program qualifies someone for a student visa, depending on the requirements of that country (more on that later).—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
27 June 2025
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Designed to withstand intensive training, Lacoste’s abrasion-resistant piqué fabric is made with Ultra Dry moisture-wicking technology for more breathable wear.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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In the ’60s, my grandma came straight to Los Angeles from Mississippi with mad kids.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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Sit down in Geneva or Vienna or Qatar and fully and permanently surrender this mad nightmare to acquire nukes, or face more of the same devastation.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
26 June 2025
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The Supreme Court cases that set off the fiercest conflicts among the justices aren’t always the hot-button ones.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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And competition is fierce: Waymo has elite tech, Amazon’s Zoox is quietly advancing, and China’s Baidu is pushing fast in its home market.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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