as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up
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Recent Examples of frenetic
However noble The Home’s intentions, allegory can’t hope to compete with frenetic carnage.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
After a frenetic few days, this museum—located in Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River—will feel like a quiet respite.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
But that only produced a frenetic four-minute spell of Spanish dominance, which ended when Athenea del Castillo played a one-two with Alexia Putellas and then fired into the top corner for possibly the goal of the tournament so far.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 July 2025
From Hong Kong’s glittering skyline to the frenetic street markets of Bangkok, Asia’s top cities have captivated T+L readers with their blend of deep history and modern edge.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
After a frenetic few days, this museum—located in Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River—will feel like a quiet respite.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
But that only produced a frenetic four-minute spell of Spanish dominance, which ended when Athenea del Castillo played a one-two with Alexia Putellas and then fired into the top corner for possibly the goal of the tournament so far.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 July 2025
From Hong Kong’s glittering skyline to the frenetic street markets of Bangkok, Asia’s top cities have captivated T+L readers with their blend of deep history and modern edge.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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The frantic search for the 34-year-old woman began in April and ended with the discovery of her remains in a narrow space between two buildings in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb of her home city of Denver, on Friday, June 6.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Alongside the frantic rush for textbooks, new stationery, and the last days of summer freedom, students are now having to get to grips with new artificial intelligence tools.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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And plenty of fans are furious that Childers has embraced studio bells and whistles — there’s vocoder and drum loops on some songs — and is no longer singing exclusively about hardscrabble Appalachian life à la his 2017 debut Purgatory.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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Taiwan’s progressives, furious at the resulting obstruction, thus gathered enough signatures to vote on recalling roughly a third of the KMT’s legislators.—
LEV NACHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Aug. 2025
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The community’s response is intense: panicked and bereaved mothers and fathers turn on Justine, indirectly a victim herself; misguided outrage blinds them to the real menace operating unimpeded in their midst.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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For Democrats, the internal pressure is even more intense.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Previous reports have noted his intensive training at the WWE Performance Center and his incredible physical transformation.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Young’s legacy endures – her school remains a magnet for young performers aged 10 to 16, blending the academic curriculum with intensive training in acting, singing and dance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Though it's deemed an accident in the play by Queen Gertrude, Ophelia was considered mad and the possibility of suicide was not ruled out.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, this is an ice hockey-style slide-and-bump affair; hitting an opponent from the side simply gives an annoying temporary jolt (which also disrupts their shooting motion) while hitting an opponent head-on forces a loose ball turnover and a mad scramble for the ball.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nonetheless, the show’s premiere provides the perfect moment to map out the slimy, menacing world of Ellen Ripley and company in their epic battle against one of the galaxy’s fiercest creatures.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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The potential redistricting effort has faced fierce backlash from opponents, including Democratic lawmakers from the Kansas City area.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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