frenetically

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Recent Examples of frenetically Countless moths beat frenetically around the trap’s white, diaphanous panels, which are swaying with ghostly ripples in a gentle breeze. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 Singer Brendan Yates’ intensity — at one point leaping with abandon, at another frenetically thrusting — is what makes Turnstile cook. Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025 But then, given how frenetically thrashing the entire tariff and trade policy and strategy have been in practice, expecting a predictable rollout and impact was probably unrealistic on everyone’s part. Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Even with its two hour-plus running time, Franz feels dense but nimble, Tomasz Naumiuk’s cinematography often in motion, or static as the characters flow frenetically from room to room within the frame, especially in the Kafka family home. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetically
Adverb
  • Egyptian officials are frantically searching for an ancient limestone painting taken from an ancient tomb — the latest in a series of high-profile artifact thefts.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • To plug the gaps, faculty have been frantically applying for nonfederal sources of money.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • What Pete Alonso wants and what Pete Alonso gets have already proven to be wildly different once before.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The film’s postscript points out that, despite the label’s extreme skepticism, Nebraska went on to become wildly successful.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Frenetically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetically. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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