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Recent Examples of hypersensitive
An allergy occurs when the body recognizes safe substances as dangerous, causing a hypersensitive immune reaction.
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Daniel More, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
This new immunity might also have had a downside in the form of allergies that come with a hypersensitive immune system.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Untold generations of cowering have written fear into our genes, rendering us hypersensitive to threats of harm.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Those whose vestibular system is hypersensitive may feel off-balance or in danger of falling.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
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Daniel More, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
This new immunity might also have had a downside in the form of allergies that come with a hypersensitive immune system.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Untold generations of cowering have written fear into our genes, rendering us hypersensitive to threats of harm.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Those whose vestibular system is hypersensitive may feel off-balance or in danger of falling.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
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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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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
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The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.—
James Mackintosh,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
Adjective
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Security clearance requirements limit the most sensitive jobs to U.S. citizens.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Even benchmarks can be misleading, since outcomes are highly sensitive to the types of tasks included.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Hypersensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersensitive. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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