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verb

past tense of frenzy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frenzied
Adjective
Think sharks, whales, dolphins and birds plowing through bait balls of fish, hunting them in frenzied feeding. Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Madeleine went missing on May 3, 2007, while on holiday with her family in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz, sparking a frenzied search and gaining the attention of the world’s media. Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 This glimpse into one of the sport’s most impressive stars (at the time of writing, Fritz ranks fifth in the world in men’s singles tennis) is only made possible by catching him at a smaller, less frenzied tournament. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025 Now, mere days after its discovery, frenzied follow-up work by astronomers around the world to further scrutinize A11pI3Z and look for additional apparitions in archival observations has given the object a new, more official name—Comet 3I/ATLAS—for the telescope that first discovered it. Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for frenzied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzied
Adjective
  • Our family couldn’t be more excited to welcome baby #3 soon!
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 July 2025
  • While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Immigration attorney Mustafa Cetin told NJ.com around 50 detainees at the private center pushed down a dormitory wall after becoming agitated when meals were delayed.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
  • With the addition of each agenda, each passionate cause that grows more and more aggressive as its members grow more agitated, the tension in the film increases.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • For Bertram, whose family winery has roots deep in the terraced vineyards of the valley, the night was a blur of frantic decisions and terrifying uncertainty.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are heated debates about whether certain subject headings are warranted.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • With the deadline fast approaching, a key House committee eventually came to an agreement to placate its Republican members, at least for the time being, without angering Trump, who has asked his supporters to move on from the heated issue.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • But don’t be like those gullible commentators who are distraught over Gunn’s statement.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 July 2025
  • Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • This ends up looking like a furious around-the-horn toss, with all three outfielders sprinting in to complete the drill.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • The House abruptly began its summer recess Wednesday evening, a day earlier than scheduled, as GOP leaders balked at efforts from Republicans and Democrats to press the Justice Department to make public government documents regarding Epstein. Democrats were furious.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for the Celtics’ first-round pick.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • The hectic fever dream of the anime adaptation of Dan Da Dan is anime at its unhinged best.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzied. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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