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as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas
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as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year
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as in crazed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of frenzied
Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While the commercial outlook for AI among business leaders was enthusiastic, there were significant pockets of concern, extending beyond safety fears, to question the frenzied paths of investment.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The supermodel and businesswoman, 51, has puzzled followers with frenzied TikToks about her dreams to serve Hot Ice Cream at her Australian ice cream shop, SMiZE and Dream.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
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In the frenzied minutes after Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline, three of us writers at The Athletic filed our annual list of winners, losers and snoozers.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While the commercial outlook for AI among business leaders was enthusiastic, there were significant pockets of concern, extending beyond safety fears, to question the frenzied paths of investment.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The supermodel and businesswoman, 51, has puzzled followers with frenzied TikToks about her dreams to serve Hot Ice Cream at her Australian ice cream shop, SMiZE and Dream.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzied
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There are so many people who are excited to have me back in some capacity as Superman.—
Charles Infosino,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Today, scientists are extremely excited about how AI can be used to predict the way molecules interact, transforming areas like drug discovery and materials science.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a September 15 TikTok video posted by user @belmelly, a dog sat in the backseat of a vehicle, agitated and barking nonstop.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Two passengers later described him as agitated and angry.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The two superstars continued to trade moves with one another in a frantic finish.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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So the frantic pace of decision-making today risks locking in emissions tomorrow; some of Melka’s data center clients are happy to run on gas or even diesel generators and save their sustainability goals for some other time.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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TikTok brims with both clever and crazed conspiracy theories.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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Phoenix’s crazed, killer Batman villain is back, and he’s now joined by Lady Gaga as the equally insane Harley Quinn.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2024
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There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Guest rooms are a chic combination of old world charm and modern luxury, with generously sized marble bathrooms with heated floors and rain showers.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
18 Oct. 2025
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The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, desperate to heal her sick puppy, got behind the wheel for the first time and tried to drive to the vet.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Foster shared the example of a 29-year-old who only recently cut the cord on parental tracking, and their mother was furious.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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At the time, fans around the league were furious because the Oilers had already had the first overall pick three times in the previous five years.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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