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as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market
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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand
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Recent Examples of hyperactive
Groff argues that this hyperactive pace erodes not just productivity, but our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Since emerging as a hyperactive, scaffolding-scaling rapper in the early 2010s, MGK — formerly Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Baker — has forged his own path through the pop-cultural consciousness.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Enter evenamide, a first-in-class drug that selectively targets hyperactive neurons, especially in the hippocampus.
—New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
In some cases, however, microglia and other immune cells become hyperactive and go into overdrive, thus causing inflammation and possible damage.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Since emerging as a hyperactive, scaffolding-scaling rapper in the early 2010s, MGK — formerly Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Baker — has forged his own path through the pop-cultural consciousness.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Enter evenamide, a first-in-class drug that selectively targets hyperactive neurons, especially in the hippocampus.
—New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
In some cases, however, microglia and other immune cells become hyperactive and go into overdrive, thus causing inflammation and possible damage.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperactive
Adjective
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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
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When pyramidal cells are too excitable, memory processing becomes noisy and disorganized.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tony has fully bought into the dream, and Skarsgård plays him with excitable, boyish humor, almost as if the whole thing were a game.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
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FurHaven Calming Cuddler Donut Pet Bed A fluffy bed that surrounds your dog with warmth can be great for relieving anxiety and calming down a nervous pet.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even with the mixed indications for winter golf, course owners are nervous, NCGOA CEO Jay Karen said on a video call.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
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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The phenomenon is caused by a chemical reaction the algae produce when they are agitated or disturbed — if they are grabbed by a predator, for example, or experience a surge of movement from a wave or swimmer.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Restoring brain glucose levels calmed the overactive CCK interneurons, in turn regulating the function of those excitatory pyramidal neurons, and the short-term memory problems seen in the mice were resolved.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hyperactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperactive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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