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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyper
Adjective
  • For example, knowing that excitable dogs might overreact to moving images can inform desensitization approaches.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
  • Willie Garson brought ample laughs in Freaky Friday as Evan, an excitable patient of Curtis' Tess.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.
    Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Hyper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyper. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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