as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
Dry ice streams from an inflatable jaguar head, beyond an excitable DJ and announcers on stilts.
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Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
By 1984, each of the British new wave gods’ first three albums had gone platinum, their cinematic videos were regularly rotated on MTV, and nonstop global touring attracted Swiftian levels of excitable fans.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Golden retrievers of all ages — from excitable puppies playing in the mud to more mature canines roaming in Santa hats and fairy costumes — filled the park as owners sat drinking yerba mate, a typical Argentine drink, and taking pictures.
—Miguel Lo Bianco, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
This can bring a more adventurous, excitable and expansive energy to our interactions and lives.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
By 1984, each of the British new wave gods’ first three albums had gone platinum, their cinematic videos were regularly rotated on MTV, and nonstop global touring attracted Swiftian levels of excitable fans.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Golden retrievers of all ages — from excitable puppies playing in the mud to more mature canines roaming in Santa hats and fairy costumes — filled the park as owners sat drinking yerba mate, a typical Argentine drink, and taking pictures.
—Miguel Lo Bianco, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
This can bring a more adventurous, excitable and expansive energy to our interactions and lives.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
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The across-the-board beat may help settle a nervous investor base, at least for the time being, as Oracle’s results and backlog point to a continuing surge in demand for AI infrastructure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Projections by Paramount’s management team that at least $6 billion in cost savings will result from the merger have made all of Hollywood nervous, but especially the workforce at WBD.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ultraviolet light from its host star triggers the creation of sulfur dioxide in the upper atmosphere, and a massive sub-surface magma ocean acts as a buffer, storing and releasing volatile gases over billions of years.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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The volatile crude oil prices causing retail gasoline prices to swing up sharply have had the same effect on the price of jet fuel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Over a week, readers were treated to a raft of anxious baby content.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo is also becoming increasingly anxious about Chinese missiles targeting Japanese bases.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is why the price may soon surpass a new record, even with other market conditions unstable.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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This novel explores the unique bond that siblings in unstable families can form, and is especially shrewd on how sisters define themselves in negative space.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Gators’ spot in the Associated Press rankings reads much like a hyperactive EKG.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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In resistant hypertension, this signaling becomes hyperactive, driving persistent elevation despite medication.—
MemorialCare,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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