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
Patients now yearn for mental health services that genuinely adjust to the hectic nature of contemporary living.
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Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Some of the strongest scenes in Season 2, set during a particularly hectic July 4, also belong to returning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy winner Katherine LaNasa.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Not quite as hectic, but the masses kept coming.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Against one enemy, things are simple enough, but once multiple enemies are introduced, each with their own attack patterns, things get pretty hectic, pretty fast.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
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Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Some of the strongest scenes in Season 2, set during a particularly hectic July 4, also belong to returning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy winner Katherine LaNasa.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Not quite as hectic, but the masses kept coming.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Against one enemy, things are simple enough, but once multiple enemies are introduced, each with their own attack patterns, things get pretty hectic, pretty fast.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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There have been attempts to cast a Real Housewives in Chicago and Napa, and Cohen was particularly excited about a version in Boca Raton, FL.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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People are really excited about it.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Thrust into a heated debate DeLauro was thrust into the spotlight this week after a heated exchange with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin over climate change during a congressional hearing when the EPA proposed sharply cutting its budget.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Each of those moments ignited heated social media debates.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine, derived from a clothing dye called methylene blue, was first tested on agitated and delusional patients in 1952.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trump has long agitated for changes at CNN, and few expect his Justice Department to block the transaction.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The actor, who goes by the single name Vijay, has a frenzied fan following in the state, which has a history of electing film stars to the top office.—
Shilpa Jamkhandikar,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Tech Chart of the Day Top Tech Stories A frenzied day of earnings reports offered a glimpse at how some of the world’s biggest tech companies are doing in artificial intelligence.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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