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
In India’s rambunctious and frenetic political system, tinkering with the voter list attracts enormous scrutiny, and even litigation.
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Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Los Alamitos’ frenetic style bothered Crean Lutheran, but Crean Lutheran’s size advantages were in a large way responsible for the Saints’ victory.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Rookie nickelback Upton Stout gave up some tough catches but never broke from his frenetic pace.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
The hopeful, frenetic energy from moments before began to fade with the slick.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Los Alamitos’ frenetic style bothered Crean Lutheran, but Crean Lutheran’s size advantages were in a large way responsible for the Saints’ victory.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Rookie nickelback Upton Stout gave up some tough catches but never broke from his frenetic pace.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
The hopeful, frenetic energy from moments before began to fade with the slick.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
Adjective
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As the family's frantic search begins, the media is quick to point the finger at Marissa and her friend, Jenny Kaminski (Elle Fanning), whose nanny, Carrie Finch (Sophia Lillis), becomes the prime suspect.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But as far back as 2024, signs began appearing that the furious pace of construction and the upward spiral of rents wouldn’t continue.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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As furious protests enter their third week and bring Iran to the precipice of change, the country’s theocratic government is trying to survive by harshly cracking down on the widening demonstrations.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Show producers in the documentary remember that things got so intense behind the scenes that the shows would even steal guests from each other, going to the hotels where guests stayed during filming to poach them.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the process of going through permits and working with the restoration company was intense.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bringing that experience to the screen required intensive work with the film’s young leads, Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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When Indiana decided to build a water-intensive tech park in Lebanon — a city unable to provide the resource itself — the question of how the area would get water was inevitable.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
12 Jan. 2026
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And everyone is mad at Andrew—though this one feels like a rumor and more reality.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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He’s been thrown straight into a mad month, in which Chelsea have Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League fixtures.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Competition remains fierce in the Charlotte region to grab a piece of the lucrative grocery market share.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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But long before the fire destroyed a broad section of the San Gabriel Valley community, a small but fierce army of people devoted themselves to others who were without a home.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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