as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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Recent Examples of hectic
Yet all of it — the rollercoaster highs and lows, the touring, the hectic boom-and-bust cycles of music — began tugging at the seams of their tight-knit partnership.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Lindsay Lohan credits her ability to juggle her hectic work schedule as an actress and her responsibilities as a mom to her consistent, yet simple, morning routine.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 June 2025
There was a time when summer in the South meant something simpler than hectic planning and packed schedules.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Despite her hectic schedule, Gwyneth Paltrow still finds time to check in with her close pals.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Lindsay Lohan credits her ability to juggle her hectic work schedule as an actress and her responsibilities as a mom to her consistent, yet simple, morning routine.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 June 2025
There was a time when summer in the South meant something simpler than hectic planning and packed schedules.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Despite her hectic schedule, Gwyneth Paltrow still finds time to check in with her close pals.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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In the comment section, fans were excited to see an intimate piece of her life.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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According to recent research from the global consumer research platform, GWI, 60% of consumers are excited for the further development of AI tools.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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President Trump deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines in the city days after the operation began amid heated protests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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And because no Hamptons home is complete without a few luxe extras, the digs are outfitted with a heated pool, sauna, tennis court, gym, and a boat mooring.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The Defense secretary became agitated during the briefing, which was intended to clarify the intelligence the Pentagon had on the three nuclear facilities before and after the weekend operation.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Now, mere days after its discovery, frenzied follow-up work by astronomers around the world to further scrutinize A11pI3Z and look for additional apparitions in archival observations has given the object a new, more official name—Comet 3I/ATLAS—for the telescope that first discovered it.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
3 July 2025
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This glimpse into one of the sport’s most impressive stars (at the time of writing, Fritz ranks fifth in the world in men’s singles tennis) is only made possible by catching him at a smaller, less frenzied tournament.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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