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as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
the frantic parents were searching all over the fairgrounds for their lost child
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as in furious
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the holiday season seems to be moving along at a frantic pace
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Recent Examples of frantic
Compared with the adrenaline rush of a startup, scaling a program can feel more methodical and less frantic.
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Rochelle Haynes,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Haney pointed to multiple frantic 911 calls by Rinderknecht shortly after the Lachman Fire started as evidence that his client did not want to destroy the neighborhood.
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Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The frantic scramble to build these centers has propped up demand for fossil fuels that should have been fading with gains in renewable supply.
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Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The ninth-inning drama capped a frantic final two innings.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Rochelle Haynes,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Haney pointed to multiple frantic 911 calls by Rinderknecht shortly after the Lachman Fire started as evidence that his client did not want to destroy the neighborhood.
—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The frantic scramble to build these centers has propped up demand for fossil fuels that should have been fading with gains in renewable supply.
—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The ninth-inning drama capped a frantic final two innings.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frantic
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Pitman grew even more agitated.
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Players grew agitated having to wait, but James was sending a message to Irving and the rest of his teammates.
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There was a furious campaign in India, led by the public, the media, and politicians, demanding revenge.
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There are no rookies likely to get that kind of prominence on this year’s Oilers team, but there are young players who will get noticed due to furious forechecking.
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Her son was too distraught to speak on Sunday.
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Caitlin Clark appeared emotionally distraught during a postgame news conference after the Indiana Fever's 113-96 loss to the Atlanta Dream and archrival Angel Reese.
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Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
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Are Nationals fans still mad at Bryce Harper for leaving?
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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With voters nationwide worried about inflation and the rising cost of living, some Californians might feel less inclined to provide full healthcare coverage to those lacking legal status.
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The 2023 arrest of her then-10-year-old cousin for urinating in public brought fierce condemnation.
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For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates.
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Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.
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Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
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Katherine Guaramaco described the experience as one of the most intense of her life.
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The president highlighted the military operation in Iran that has proven deeply unpopular, and an immigration agenda that has provoked intense backlash.
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“Frantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frantic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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