hypertense

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypertense
Adjective
  • Many young children will be fidgety sitting at a desk for a long period of time, so this can help.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
  • Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • But the irony is that the fictional worlds I was most obsessed with had no place for me either.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In Mysterious Skin, 1980s Kansas teenager Neil (Gordon-Levitt) becomes a hustler, and Brian (Brady Corbet) becomes obsessed with UFOs, years after playing on the same little league team and experiencing a mutual childhood trauma, during which Brian is convinced they were abducted by aliens.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Science fiction is still preoccupied with real world fears about the pitfalls and potential dangers of AI.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What's popular is appearing preoccupied, too busy scrolling on one's phone to look around—and too caught up with one's many friends to make any new ones at a mall.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
  • From embattled and high-strung romances to one three-time divorcée, here's a look at her relationship timeline.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Without the right adhesive, even the most fluttery DIY cluster falls flat (or off completely).
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Featuring fluttery sleeves and a scalloped V-neck, the adorable peplum top is a great basic for the season as it can be worn on its own during warmer days but will still layer nicely under a cardigan or light jacket as the temperatures drop.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The company’s movement language—restless, precise, elastic—has built a home for stories that were long told elsewhere, or not at all.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Their deeper role is to host inquietud—the restless desire to know more, to question assumptions, to look for connections across disciplines and geographies.
    Javier Garcia del Moral September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.
    Emily Temple September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The spookiest month of the year is here.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The source of Nora’s flighty, noncommital personality is never explained.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Her Nora seems flighty and light-hearted – as her husband seems to see her – until a crisis begins to take shape within their house.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Hypertense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypertense. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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