as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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Recent Examples of hectic
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
While salad may have been on the menu during the hectic day, the evening's eats were much more extravagant and fitting for the event.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The hectic nature of it all has not gone unnoticed, with talent being whisked back and forth around the capital to events often happening simultaneously.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
In July, Lowe slighted the Kings for their hectic situation.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
While salad may have been on the menu during the hectic day, the evening's eats were much more extravagant and fitting for the event.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The hectic nature of it all has not gone unnoticed, with talent being whisked back and forth around the capital to events often happening simultaneously.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
In July, Lowe slighted the Kings for their hectic situation.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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No pretending to be too cool to be excited, just vibing and living in the moment.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now Lomax is excited for future opportunities to work with other brands.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carlson’s treatment of Fuentes on the show was in direct contrast to the pundit’s heated interview with Cruz in June.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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On a tech podcast released last weekend, Altman appeared to grow agitated when host Brad Gerstner asked how OpenAI would fund the commitments given current revenues.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lairmore, one of only two witnesses called, testified that officers perceived a potential threat from an agitated Dunn.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The market is clearly not ready to switch to a mode of frenzied optimism, continuing to take profits after growth impulses have been realized.—
Sidhartha Shukla,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those data don’t go back before the frenzied days of the pandemic rush, but delistings are up a whopping 50% this year compared to 2024.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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