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Recent Examples of franticness
Christopher Fahmie is convincingly caddish as Beau, but like most of his castmates could dial up the franticness a bit more.
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Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for franticness
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Once viewed as mere support cells for neurons, astrocytes are now thought to help tune brain circuits and thereby control overall brain state or mood — say, our level of alertness, anxiousness, or apathy.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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There is also a lot of anxiousness going on in my mind.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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As Kate Niederhoffer and Jeffrey Hancock note in Harvard Business Review, forced AI adoption amid layoffs breeds resistance, anxiety, and plummeting morale.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Many children manage anxiety with therapy and medication.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
14 June 2026
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The hand and shards instantly suggest a Christian martyrology, and paired with that title give this cover a peaceful unease.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Aside from the unease of contemplating something unfamiliar, stories involving driverless cars don’t always inspire confidence.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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For McGinley, there was zero trepidation about scrubbing up again at Sacred Heart Hospital.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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The latest consumer surveys and annual holiday forecasts mirrored this trepidation heading into Black Friday — the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season — and followed by Cyber Week.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
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Regular movement reduces tension, worry and restlessness, even short bouts can calm the mind and body.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Venus’ alignment with Uranus can stir up restlessness around communication, money or emotional security.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The uneasiness over the war extends to Republicans.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to a new report in Bloomberg, there’s been employee turnover and uneasiness amongst the staff at Trending, a company which encompasses Cooper’s Unwell Network of podcasts as well as ACE Entertainment, the production company started by Cooper’s husband Matt Kaplan.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Even Republican leaders expressed worries.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Flynn wants allied coordination and worries about unilateral overreach.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Franticness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franticness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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