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
Froio was also praised by colleagues for her kindness, patience, ability to teach her staff and successfully manage a frenetic newsroom with an extremely calm demeanor.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Of course, the players adore him because his style is frenetic and fun.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
After how frenetic Game 2 was, with the Spurs playing with absolute desperation to get a win at home and the Knicks seemingly willing to play at an out-of-control pace, Game 3 could be similarly fast-paced.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Of course, the players adore him because his style is frenetic and fun.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
After how frenetic Game 2 was, with the Spurs playing with absolute desperation to get a win at home and the Knicks seemingly willing to play at an out-of-control pace, Game 3 could be similarly fast-paced.
—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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Here’s a recap of this week’s frantic pace.
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McKenna's death gained national attention after her disappearance in the middle of the night set off a frantic search for the teenager.
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Sam Sanders grew up in anger; his father, an alcoholic, would come home from work furious, Matt says, beating Sam with his belt.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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Katherine Guaramaco described the experience as one of the most intense of her life.
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The president highlighted the military operation in Iran that has proven deeply unpopular, and an immigration agenda that has provoked intense backlash.
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There’s nothing like an invasive hours-long aesthetic procedure with anesthesia to justify intensive pampering.
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Governments and energy-intensive firms will look at electrification with newfound interest.
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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