hectically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectically
Adverb
  • For a time, all is chaos, the men frantically running, apparently without direction or strategy.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Looking ahead, this will force three major changes: smaller companies will close or be bought out, businesses will frantically look for suppliers outside China, and consumers will ultimately pay higher prices.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adverb
  • Including: a Hitchcockian crime feature with high-fashion sensibilities, a culinary film that critiques perfectionism in a manner that would make Whiplash proud, and a wildly underrated psychological thriller with one of the most demented performances in recent memory.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • While the school choice movement says their goal is to create competition in education, the measure could result in wildly different classroom experiences for students.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 May 2025
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“Hectically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectically. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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