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
While Donahoe’s original narrator was a bit more tender and subdued, Radcliffe is a frenetic force.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
This was a wonderfully frenetic contest from the opening exchanges.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Uncertainty about what will happen has caused frenetic swings across financial markets this week, sometimes hour by hour.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
This was a wonderfully frenetic contest from the opening exchanges.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Uncertainty about what will happen has caused frenetic swings across financial markets this week, sometimes hour by hour.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
Adjective
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Azzouzi received a frantic call to come down.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The story follows a man who takes his sprawling family on a frantic one-day pilgrimage to nine Buddhist temples after hearing a prophecy that his elderly mother may not have long to live.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hensley made 23 saves and the Frost held off a furious rally from the New York Sirens to win 4-3 in front of 15,512 fans — another statement of intent for this city and its hope to land a professional women’s hockey team in the near future.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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The triple gave the Mavericks a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and sent fans at Rocket Arena into a furious rage.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The strike caused an intense fire at the hospital, with footage from local television showing rescue crews combing through the wreckage with flashlights late into the night as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, the constant tension on my hair can have my curls feeling dry and in need of intense moisture.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gharbi also recommends picking less water-intensive plants to plant this year.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Homan traveled to Minnesota in the aftermath of the killings of Alex Pretti, an intensive-care nurse, and Renee Nicole Good, a poet and mother of three.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Local bookstores were, at the time, folding en masse, and people were mad about the growing predominance of chain retail.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even conservatives are mad, writes columnist Anita Chabria.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The steep fee, enacted in 2015 due to surging demand among American expatriates seeking to avoid new tax reporting requirements, faced fierce opposition.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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No single line embodies both the overflowing kindness and fierce competence of small-town Brainerd's chief of police, Marge Gunderson.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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