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
While South Beach will always remain a hot spot, the billion-dollar renovation of the Fontainebleau hotel in 2008 drew visitors to the less-frenetic charms of Miami Beach's midtown.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Nida Wongphanlert is sitting in the rooftop lounge of the 137 Pillars Suites & Residences in Bangkok, high above one of the most frenetic cities on Earth.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The energy is frenetic, especially when Argentina plays.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Livakovic made that save and about a half-dozen more in a matter of minutes during a frenetic English attack.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Nida Wongphanlert is sitting in the rooftop lounge of the 137 Pillars Suites & Residences in Bangkok, high above one of the most frenetic cities on Earth.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The energy is frenetic, especially when Argentina plays.
—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Livakovic made that save and about a half-dozen more in a matter of minutes during a frenetic English attack.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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The number of casualties is expected to climb with thousands reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
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The Chinese color research is being fueled by a frantic trend in its domestic car market where black is definitely this year’s color of choice.
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Sam Sanders grew up in anger; his father, an alcoholic, would come home from work furious, Matt says, beating Sam with his belt.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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Katherine Guaramaco described the experience as one of the most intense of her life.
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The president highlighted the military operation in Iran that has proven deeply unpopular, and an immigration agenda that has provoked intense backlash.
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Housed in remote data centers whose energy-intensive maintenance perpetuates the changing environmental conditions that threaten Tuvalu’s existence, the attempt to redeposit territory digitally drives home the paradoxes, and costs, of storage.
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Qatari mediators returned to the Iranian capital for 17 hours of what the diplomat described as intensive negotiations.
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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