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Recent Examples of frazzle
Noun
The industrious and dedicated Studley looked worn to a frazzle by June. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2021 More than any other cast member this year, Kate McKinnon let the frazzle show. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
Verb
So, when Shauna returns home, she’s frazzled. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 My brain feels fractured and frazzled trying to keep up with the headlines that are only escalating with red-alert alarm. Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frazzle
Noun
  • Overtraining can lead to mental exhaustion and burnout.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The specific exhaustion of being a mother By Olga Khazan Subscribe to Listen1.0x 0:009:47 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Famously, stage and film star Sir Sean Connery openly discussed wearing a headpiece in all of his James Bond roles.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Chrissy was a classy birthday girl, wearing a beige corset-style skirt and top with a matching trench coat and sunglasses.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Outdoors Summer Camp in Chatham Two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old and an 18-year-old died in the crash, the Sangamon County Coroner's Office said The four victims killed after a vehicle crashed into their after-school camp in Illinois have been identified by authorities.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was popular enough that fans wanted a solo story, but the studio didn't bother to make it until her character was already dead in the major timeline, then skipped the theatrical release, which Johansson sued them about.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2025
  • So much so that Gillaspie didn’t bother to even grab a towel last summer when a pitching coach yelled into the visiting showers to alert him that Triple-A El Paso manager Pete Zamora needed to see him.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Comic book fatigue, boycotts and even just quality have affected recent releases for Marvel.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Symptoms include itchy skin and night sweats, as well as abdominal pain, fever, and fatigue.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The other is a more nebulous worry that programmable money, by definition, erodes individual autonomy.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • There is no question that high tariffs will erode Chinese exporters’ access to the U.S. market.
    Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Dominate a single platform Many entrepreneurs exhaust themselves trying to maintain presence across every social channel, newsletter platform, and podcast directory.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The gorilla could easily maim several men before being exhausted.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Too often, however, the temptation to blame individuals or groups for housing ills distracts from the actual debate and prevents all stakeholders from discovering their mutual interests.
    Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The scientists now plan on developing the technology further, which will include boosting its ability to filter out distracting background noises such as those produced by body movements.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Frazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frazzle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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