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
Kids are heading back to school, and life is getting hectic at home.
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Think of layering in smaller highs like cooking a new dish together on a hectic weeknight.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The news comes a few days after a hectic week in the NFL — and particularly among the Panthers’ wide receivers.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Here, Graber discusses the hectic weeks after Musk's Twitter takeover, the challenges of running a fast-growing social app amid fierce competition and why her ultimate vision for Bluesky's success extends beyond its user count.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Think of layering in smaller highs like cooking a new dish together on a hectic weeknight.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The news comes a few days after a hectic week in the NFL — and particularly among the Panthers’ wide receivers.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Here, Graber discusses the hectic weeks after Musk's Twitter takeover, the challenges of running a fast-growing social app amid fierce competition and why her ultimate vision for Bluesky's success extends beyond its user count.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
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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
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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
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Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock were involved in a heated confrontation that nearly turned physical at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 Sep. 2025
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Researchers in Taiwan have developed a stretchable, self-healing gel that changes color when pulled or heated.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Remember how agitated Laura got when Daniel scraped his knee mountain biking?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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Waves of trilobite extinctions swept the oceans, and an ancient planet better known for its explosion of life now saw the ambition of this frenzied new animal world periodically stifled under a high-CO2 hothouse.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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McCann went missing on May 3, 2007 while on holiday with her family in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz, sparking a frenzied search and gaining the attention of the world’s media.—
Reuters 22 hr ago,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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