as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
This was mainly because the performer and her band are skilled in knowing what an excitable crowd wants to hear, when, where, and how it should be delivered, often surpassing genre expectations.
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 May 2025
Contreras, the excitable ex-Cub, took exception and barked at Palencia.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Audiences at Berlin shows have tended toward enthusiastic influencers, brand fans and excitable fashion students.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 6 July 2025
In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 May 2025
Contreras, the excitable ex-Cub, took exception and barked at Palencia.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Audiences at Berlin shows have tended toward enthusiastic influencers, brand fans and excitable fashion students.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 6 July 2025
In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
Adjective
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But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.—
Shelbie Witte,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Not too happy about the volatile nature of PLTR stock?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 3.1%, up from 2.9% in June.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The vices of deficiency, such as being anxious, agitated, impatient, inattentive, and rash, are common everyday experiences.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orange County students are returning to class this month as districts navigate an anxious back-to-school season shaped by immigration raids over the summer and the possibility that attendance drops could cut into school funding.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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People have been urged to avoid entering possibly unstable buildings as aftershocks continued to shake the area, according to the Times.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although the emergency warning was reduced to a less urgent heavy rain warning on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the soil had become unstable due to the precipitation, leaving the region at an elevated risk of landslides even without excessive rain.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, only contact your local Arizona Game and Fish Department office if a bobcat has been acting overly aggressive or hyperactive.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Typically, the two hyperactive German boys, Hans and Fritz, caused all sorts of troubles for the Captain and other grownups in the story.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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