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Recent Examples of hyperactive This resulting vehicle looks like a supercar as seen through the eyes of a hyperactive kindergartner especially its nightmarish rear end. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025 Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 If DreamWorks Animation frequently trips on its own feet by making movies that are overly complicated and hyperactive, 2019’s Abominable represents what happens when the studio makes an adventure that’s straight down the middle. James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 An ocean heat wave that has decimated South Florida’s coral reefs and powered hyperactive hurricane seasons for at least two summers bears much of the blame for rapid intensification. Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hyperactive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperactive
Adjective
  • And for toddlers who aren’t always amendable to sitting down at the dinner table, anything that might help them get excited about mealtimes is going to be a win for parents, too.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 May 2025
  • Asked about plans for a parade, Army spokesman Steve Warren said Thursday that no final decisions have been made. Col. Dave Butler, another Army spokesman, added that the Army is excited about the plans for its anniversary.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • The most reliably entertaining are the dryly sardonic Yelena Belova (Pugh) and the excitable, histrionic Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (a showily outsized Harbour).
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Specifically, her plans to reform the taxation of capital gains have alarmed more than a few wealthy (and excitable) taxpayers.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • While in the dugout, the heated veteran pitcher took a spill down the steps to the clubhouse.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the heated back-and-forth, the trial date for the divorce proceedings is set for June.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Your younger colleague is nervous about each conversation.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In his words Burden was hoping to be a first-round pick and grew agitated when he was still not selected by the conclusion of Thursday night’s proceedings.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
  • At one point, Scott, who is sweating profusely, appears agitated and uneasy as five officers stand near him telling him to either enter the ambulance or he will be detained by police.
    Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • How Allergies Can Lead to Dizziness Allergies are caused by your immune system having an overactive response to an allergen.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This was different from the oohs and ahhs at Marvel products, whose viewers merely go along with standard overactive, violent manipulation.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Hyperactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperactive. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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