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frenziedly

adverb

as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner the frenziedly scattering protestors were fleeing the tear gas

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  1. frantically
  2. wildly
Adverb
  • An influencer who’d been posing in a sports bra and very short shorts sprinted past us in a panic, trailed by some poor guy juggling way too much camera gear and a frantically barking Chihuahua.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the moments after the girl was run over by the truck, bystanders could be seen frantically waving their hands and running to help her.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of frantically
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  • Any pressure on Prince William to reconcile is wildly unfair.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Marsh plays Anh, a graduate student and best friend to Lili Reinhart‘s Olive in the streamer’s adaptation of the wildly popular Ali Hazelwood novel.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of wildly
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“Frenziedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenziedly. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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