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
Trump’s Powell problem: The markets turned frenetic when reports initially emerged yesterday that Trump may fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Months of furious campaigning had culminated in a frenetic weekend — an endless blur of rallies, fairs, parades, synagogues, and churches.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Nobody could predict the stunning sell-off the Twins would undertake in the days to follow, one that culminated with a frenetic deadline day Thursday in which the front office executed seven trades.
—Betsy Helfand, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Nobody could predict the stunning sell-off the Twins wound undertake in the days to follow, one which culminated with a frenetic deadline day on Thursday in which the front office executed seven trades.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Months of furious campaigning had culminated in a frenetic weekend — an endless blur of rallies, fairs, parades, synagogues, and churches.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Nobody could predict the stunning sell-off the Twins would undertake in the days to follow, one that culminated with a frenetic deadline day Thursday in which the front office executed seven trades.
—Betsy Helfand, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Nobody could predict the stunning sell-off the Twins wound undertake in the days to follow, one which culminated with a frenetic deadline day on Thursday in which the front office executed seven trades.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
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The frantic husband immediately called 911 so his wife and baby could be transported to a nearby hospital.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Dallas was on the other end of that story later in the week, making a frantic comeback against Los Angeles at home but falling short as Bueckers’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer rimmed out.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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During the weekend retreat at Camp David, in 1971, when Nixon’s team arrived at the decision to untether the dollar from gold, Treasury Secretary John Connally dismissed concerns that allies would be furious.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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During the 2013 trial, prosecutors said Arias was furious after Alexander ended their relationship and began seeing someone new, rejecting her attempts to rekindle their romance.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The dog days of summer brought intense heat to the Volunteer State, including a nearly month-long streak of 90-degree days in July, the fifth longest in Nashville’s history, said the weather service.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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Covino is brooding and intense as the obsessive, jealous Paul, Marvin sunny and upbeat as Carey, who catches every curveball tossed his way.—
Katie Walsh,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Residents learn to care for critically ill patients, a process that demands intensive hours, extensive study outside of work to prepare for cases, and the emotional resilience to confront life-and-death situations daily.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Musicians are also drawn here; the historic Sewanee Summer Music Festival, a month-long training intensive, stages concerts each summer, and the University Choir performs every Sunday at All Saints’ Chapel during the academic year.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Things become considerably more volatile when the actual shoot begins and Coppola’s Willy Wonka-like charm — as Plaza describes it — is put to the test by the demands of realizing his mad vision once and for all.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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The incident comes amid fierce controversy around pro-Palestinian activism and free speech in the UK, with musicians often at the forefront.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows Democrats ahead of Republicans in overall fundraising, with more success among House Democrats than senators, as the parties gear up for a fierce 2026 midterm election.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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