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Recent Examples of hyperexcitable The synesthesia is locked in, and the hyperexcitable visual cortex no longer drives it. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperexcitable
Adjective
  • Pups with excitable and reactive temperaments were especially responsive to on-screen content, suggesting that many canines may interpret moving images much like real-world events.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But as the departure date neared and the plane tickets hadn’t arrived, Pérez got nervous.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Children usually accompany the players onto the pitch, wide-eyed youngsters in pristine kits, looking nervous and staring up in awe at Harry Kane or Bukayo Saka or Declan Rice.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Hyperexcitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperexcitable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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