as in wildly
in a confused and reckless manner
the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster
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Recent Examples of frantically
Kelly went next, frantically waving her arms before finishing in a cannonball.
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
And, of course, no one ever called me back until right before my deadline, requiring me to write frantically like an insane person to finish my story before an editor yelled at me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
As soon as Mancuso and Babbitt take off for the Plank, Jake jumps in his car and frantically calls Vince while screaming at traffic, but Mancuso and Babbitt get to him first.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
And, of course, no one ever called me back until right before my deadline, requiring me to write frantically like an insane person to finish my story before an editor yelled at me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
As soon as Mancuso and Babbitt take off for the Plank, Jake jumps in his car and frantically calls Vince while screaming at traffic, but Mancuso and Babbitt get to him first.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frantically
Adverb
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Expect the Wizards to continue building that draft pick war chest during the season, likely in deals that send out contributors such as McCollum, Middleton, Kispert and the wildly underrated Justin Champagnie.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The exposure was going to change wildly in the course of the eclipse, and totality would last only a few minutes.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The footage, which Siegler later shared to their TikTok page, @munchkin_and_biscotti, revealed how the two pups ended up spending much of the time Siegler was away camped out by the door, desperately awaiting her return.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bringing the battle home for players to storm brownstones in Brooklyn Heights or desperately traverse a crumbling Manhattan Bridge is effectively scary — for most people.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Lamb's Quarters Lamb's quarters is a wild-growing green that's very high in calcium.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
Adverb
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frantically. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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