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
To attend an Old Firm fixture, as the rivalry is known, is to understand the frenetic, vitriolic, passionate and sometimes poisonous world of football in Glasgow.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
There is an urgent, even frenetic tone to much of The Critics’ narrative/fictional work.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
According to Nickodem, people want to be relieved of the decision of choosing a book among countless titles in a store, each one marketed with different combinations of frenetic color, fonts and dramatic blurbs.
—Jess Decourcy Hinds
february 13, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Right next to that is a showcase for Rubin’s frenetic playing in the form of a furious pattern over slashing guitars.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
There is an urgent, even frenetic tone to much of The Critics’ narrative/fictional work.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
According to Nickodem, people want to be relieved of the decision of choosing a book among countless titles in a store, each one marketed with different combinations of frenetic color, fonts and dramatic blurbs.
—Jess Decourcy Hinds
february 13, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Right next to that is a showcase for Rubin’s frenetic playing in the form of a furious pattern over slashing guitars.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for frenetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
Adjective
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Soon, though, the wall came alive—a colony of rustling and chirping, a frantic rodent argument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Contact and frantic transitions With so little margin for error, much focus is on the transition sections where athletes switch out their equipment.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some still vividly recall the heavy, thick pall of smoke that drifted through the entire region, fed by furious wildfires to the east and north.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Both of these rabbis were already furious about the formation of the American Council for Judaism, an anti-Zionist organization that a group of German Jews, including Julian, had founded in 1942.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The mild meats and cheeses should be consumed first, with diners gradually moving on to the most intense ones so as to not overpower the more delicate flavors.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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As Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance nears one month, the intense focus on her case is drawing overdue attention to other missing person cases that have long gone unnoticed.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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These calculations are computationally intensive and only recently became feasible.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Modernizing manufacturing and automating industry will be energy-intensive.—
Stuart Loren,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Get mad enough to change your mind.—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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This study not only clarified the date of the burial, which drove archaeologists practically mad, as no one could determine why the dates kept coming back so broadly, but also settled the matter once and for all.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Born in 1941 to an unwed teenage mother in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson turned heads early with his fierce drive and athletic ability.—
Mark Whitaker,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Göransson saw off fierce competition, including Alexandre Desplat, a 13-time nominee and three-time winner of the category; the latter was nominated for his score for Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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