as in panic
a state of nervous or irritated concern
all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Recent Examples of tizzy
Sonequa Martin-Green had fans in a tizzy when her Boston Blue character, Lena Silver, was shot while on duty in the final two episodes of the show’s freshman season.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Picture show On a recent spring evening, a large tortoise named Rex got loose, took a stroll down a sidewalk and left a Phoenix-area neighborhood in a tizzy trying to find his owners.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Meg announced her breakup wiht Klay Thompson on Instagram Stories April 25, sending everyone from Hasan Piker to TikTok’s retroh00pers into an absolute tizzy.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Five, six plate appearances, can’t put you in a tizzy.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tizzy
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Picture show On a recent spring evening, a large tortoise named Rex got loose, took a stroll down a sidewalk and left a Phoenix-area neighborhood in a tizzy trying to find his owners.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Meg announced her breakup wiht Klay Thompson on Instagram Stories April 25, sending everyone from Hasan Piker to TikTok’s retroh00pers into an absolute tizzy.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Five, six plate appearances, can’t put you in a tizzy.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tizzy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tizzy
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The resulting anxiety and panic are an unfortunate side effect of a banner year for fireworks shows.
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Sandy has taken flight, but not without sending eagle-eyed viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle nest cam into a Sunday-morning panic.
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Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
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But for now, she’s unbothered by all the fuss and plans to relax into the summer with her family.
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Some of the South’s sweetest small towns are more than ready to welcome you for a laidback, fuss-free, quiet weekend away.
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The combination of heat and high humidity feels insufferable and dangerous because the human body can't cool off as effectively when sweat stays on the skin.
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Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tizzy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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