agitatedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agitatedly
Adverb
  • On Thursday morning, one day after a double earthquake rocked Venezuela, the streets of Caracas were filled with families seeking shelter and desperately looking for loved ones.
    Julio Blanca, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • There was only debris and people desperately trying to rescue neighbors from the rubble.
    Eléonore Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • The Melodies of the Danube itinerary connects Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, and the Wachau Valley coherently rather than frantically.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
  • Mount Baldy made headlines in 2013 when a 6-year-old boy was suddenly swallowed by the dune, prompting rescues to frantically dig him out.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Adverb
  • Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Adverb
  • And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Adverb
  • Third base coach Bobby Crosby frenetically waved him home, and Wilson hit the turn hard.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Adverb
  • Devastating and often fatal wrong-way crashes have MassDOT and lawmakers like State Senator Bruce Tarr working feverishly to prevent them.
    Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • As Major League Baseball’s Rays make their latest fitful pursuit to build a new Tampa Bay home, an Orlando group is feverishly working to develop a fanbase, win political support, and perhaps gain a chunk of tourism dollars for a ballpark in the event opportunity comes its way.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
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“Agitatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agitatedly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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