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
After seeing the footage of Pumba's hectic schedule, Kreiman shared a clip on his dedicated TikTok account (@helloimpumba).
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The long, hectic hours represented on the show are accurate to real-life residents’ working conditions.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Traveling and busy schedules are already hectic with a new baby around.
—Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
The two had reportedly been taking some time to reconnect since the hectic months of the NFL season and the Eras Tour and had been keeping a low profile together.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The long, hectic hours represented on the show are accurate to real-life residents’ working conditions.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Traveling and busy schedules are already hectic with a new baby around.
—Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
The two had reportedly been taking some time to reconnect since the hectic months of the NFL season and the Eras Tour and had been keeping a low profile together.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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Kolache fans headed to Florida's Gulf Coast shouldn't get too excited yet, though.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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His new kick-change has been a nice weapon against lefties and Taillon is excited about the pitch.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pedestrians scoot past agitated mutterers or calculate their chances of survival before stepping into a crosswalk.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in your hand or become highly agitated.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Few filmmakers can compare with the muscularity Evans brings to the frenzied mass-casualty clash.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the summer of 1961, thousands of frenzied seabirds were seen in Monterey, California, when Hitchcock was visiting.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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