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Recent Examples of hypersensitive
IgE can bind to the surface of mast cells or basophils (types of white blood cells) and trigger hypersensitive reactions in response to allergens.
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 8 Sep. 2024
Which might explain why Trump’s executive order immediately handed the hypersensitive task of inspecting museum exhibits for ideology to his vice president.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The hypersensitive detection system combines electromagnetic frequency sensors, which track 1-megahertz to 130-mhz signals, and algorithms that match signal patterns to the condition of the lines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2019
The market remains hypersensitive to concerns about an oversupply of data centers.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 8 Sep. 2024
Which might explain why Trump’s executive order immediately handed the hypersensitive task of inspecting museum exhibits for ideology to his vice president.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The hypersensitive detection system combines electromagnetic frequency sensors, which track 1-megahertz to 130-mhz signals, and algorithms that match signal patterns to the condition of the lines.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2019
The market remains hypersensitive to concerns about an oversupply of data centers.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersensitive
Adjective
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Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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Across the world, dozens of supersensitive detectors have been installed since the beginning of the Cold War era to detect infrasound waves created by nuclear tests thousands of miles away.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The observatory’s mirror design, sensitive camera and telescope speed are all the first of its kind, enabling Rubin to spot tiny, faint objects such as asteroids.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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With the hot and humid conditions, ozone levels will become unhealthy for sensitive groups (people with lung disease, young children, older adults, etc.).—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Hypersensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersensitive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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