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
This approach makes each film feel delightfully tactile and frenetic.
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Known for his frenetic animation and abstract storytelling, Ohira delivers a visually explosive meditation on conflict and identity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Today, that glow has been rivaled by another stream of influence: the frenetic, unfiltered scroll of social media.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
However, economists have warned that the Trump administration’s frenetic trade policy and other actions — including drastic cutbacks to federal spending, layoffs of government workers, and reductions in immigration — not only threaten those soft landing odds but also heighten recession risks.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Known for his frenetic animation and abstract storytelling, Ohira delivers a visually explosive meditation on conflict and identity.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Today, that glow has been rivaled by another stream of influence: the frenetic, unfiltered scroll of social media.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
However, economists have warned that the Trump administration’s frenetic trade policy and other actions — including drastic cutbacks to federal spending, layoffs of government workers, and reductions in immigration — not only threaten those soft landing odds but also heighten recession risks.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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And when Paul manages to elude his overseers and explore the surrounding area — spurring a frantic search, the menacing tenor of which raises Lise’s hackles — the movie effectively becomes a prison drama, with the trio’s eventual interviewee depicted as a shadowy warden who can decide their fate.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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When Nemo strays away from his reef and gets lost in the big open ocean, his frantic father teams up with the ever-forgetful Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) to find him.—
Meg Walters,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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But the Thunder weathered the Pacers’ furious comeback bid on Monday, with Jalen Williams scoring 11 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Georgia’s roommate Cooper (perhaps a production plant) then goes and tells Ava, who’s furious and, in turn, tells Riley.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Beijing is also working to draw Europe closer as the continent faces intense pressure from Washington; for example, China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament and dangled other concessions ahead of an EU-Chinese summit scheduled for July 2025.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Meta is also making major investments in geothermal technology as a less fossil fuel–intensive way to generate power.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
19 June 2025
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Apex scavengers are disproportionately affected by activities like intensive livestock production, land use changes and the wildlife trade.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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But people who might be mad at the thought of gay prince are going to be mad regardless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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On Sunday afternoon, in a mad scramble that took place fewer than 20 minutes before the first pitch at Dodger Stadium, the Giants and Posey astonished the baseball industry.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The Supreme Court cases that set off the fiercest conflicts among the justices aren’t always the hot-button ones.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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And competition is fierce: Waymo has elite tech, Amazon’s Zoox is quietly advancing, and China’s Baidu is pushing fast in its home market.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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