agitatedly

Definition of agitatedlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for agitatedly
Adverb
  • But Uri spots talent, and soon Niki will desperately need the money when Harry lands in the hospital.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Some vehicles try desperately to look adventurous.
    Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Adverb
  • Avoid splashing frantically in fear.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Let’s take advantage while the bots are frantically throwing trade tantrums!
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Adverb
  • But across Oklahoma, the fluid is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old, unplugged wells, polluting land and contaminating drinking water.
    Katie Campbell, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
  • The Eagles posted a video on the night of the trade of Hurts and Brown on a FaceTime call with each other, laughing uncontrollably.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • Their conversation bounced around frenetically, as their conversations tended to do.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • Fans have spent the past few months feverishly speculating about who the band will hire.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
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“Agitatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agitatedly. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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