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verb

past tense of frenzy

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Recent Examples of frenzied
Adjective
After a day of frenzied lobbying and deal-breaking, Senate Bill 4 was stripped of its entire contents, including a provision that AI developers could be held liable if their technology discriminates against people when AI is used in consequential decisions like job applications or bank lending. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025 Since his arrest, the 27-year-old has been at the center of frenzied discourse both on and offline. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 The actions weren’t heavily publicized – most of the coverage came from corporate securities filings or leaks from frenzied executives. Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025 Challenges are also proceeding against the other frenzied aggressions prompted by the fake immigration emergency, including a lawsuit by the ACLU over the creation of the Alligator Alcatraz facility. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frenzied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzied
Adjective
  • This year’s Fall Preview consists of all the entertainment — from TV to video games to theater — that Vulture writers and editors are excited to consume this season.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The inclusion created viral moments around social media with BLACKPINK’s global fanbase excited to see the song’s inclusion and the Shazam charts showing clear curiosity from viewers to find out more about the music.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As officers tried to determine if he was connected to the disturbance, Cusick allegedly became agitated and produced a firearm, Depue said earlier.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The phenomenon is caused by a chemical reaction the algae produce when they are agitated or disturbed — if they are grabbed by a predator, for example, or experience a surge of movement from a wave or swimmer.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2010, Shannan Gilbert placed a frantic and incoherent 911 call, begging for help and claiming someone was after her.
    Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And that was only after a frantic scramble to get the snap off for Harrison Butker’s 59-yard kick to beat the clock going into the locker room.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Adjective
  • In the summer, mountain temperatures have risen to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) and left reindeer over-heated and unable to graze enough to gain the weight needed to sustain them in winter.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At an afterparty, the two men became involved in a heated exchange, Wright told the grand jury.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As police secured the area with crime scene tape, distraught family members began arriving at the scene late Sunday night, according to police dispatch audio.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The mother thanked officers and ran from the apartment, distraught and inconsolable.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Allen leads Bills’ furious comeback After a fast start, the Bills’ offense had extreme difficulty getting things going downfield.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One of the worst losses from any team this season sparked reactions from furious Dodgers fans on social media.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Daskalakis was disturbed by Kennedy’s comments that chickens that survive H5N1 bird flu are genetically superior and that the stronger children who get measles will survive.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On another job in an extravagant mansion, he’s disturbed by a loud noise upstairs.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025

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