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
Things get more hectic for Laura when Carmen can’t find her precious emerald ring, a gift from her beloved husband Sebastian.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
To save on precious luggage real estate and remove a stressor when passing through hectic security lines, consider this pack of two small, transparent toiletry bags from Packism.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
But the ballerinas are not on tour with Jigitz this fall, given that all his shows are being played on the floor in the round, where the energy can get hectic.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
To save on precious luggage real estate and remove a stressor when passing through hectic security lines, consider this pack of two small, transparent toiletry bags from Packism.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
But the ballerinas are not on tour with Jigitz this fall, given that all his shows are being played on the floor in the round, where the energy can get hectic.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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He could also be seen nodding his approval after the dance — and earning a thunderous round of excited shouts from the audience.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Guest rooms are a chic combination of old world charm and modern luxury, with generously sized marble bathrooms with heated floors and rain showers.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a September 15 TikTok video posted by user @belmelly, a dog sat in the backseat of a vehicle, agitated and barking nonstop.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Two passengers later described him as agitated and angry.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the frenzied minutes after Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline, three of us writers at The Athletic filed our annual list of winners, losers and snoozers.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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While the commercial outlook for AI among business leaders was enthusiastic, there were significant pockets of concern, extending beyond safety fears, to question the frenzied paths of investment.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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