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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
feeling a little jittery before the flight
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Recent Examples of jittery
This innate expansiveness often makes for an optimistic demeanor, but that same energy can feel jittery if stifled.
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Now, however, the relationship between the two variables is completely scrambled with no discernable pattern, and Slok sees it as yet another sign investors are getting jittery about the state of the economy.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The pace is a visceral reflection of both AI’s rapid progress and Roher’s jittery state of mind.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
This electronic music begs to be embraced by the masses not by rushing to a hook but by building a jittery groove that can get tens of thousands to dance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Now, however, the relationship between the two variables is completely scrambled with no discernable pattern, and Slok sees it as yet another sign investors are getting jittery about the state of the economy.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The pace is a visceral reflection of both AI’s rapid progress and Roher’s jittery state of mind.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
This electronic music begs to be embraced by the masses not by rushing to a hook but by building a jittery groove that can get tens of thousands to dance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jittery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
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Lego Galaxy hopes to draw visitors — and perhaps new audiences — by focusing on slicker, more modern technology and injecting in the park the sort of excitable ride more commonly found at Legoland’s Southern California competitors.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But where Dad is excitable, McGonigle is more reserved.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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His first attempt was aborted after a phone call with his worried mother, and the second and third attempts were derailed because the team officials suspected his intentions and dropped him from the squad.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Easy-to-install solar panels that plug into a regular outlet are getting attention just as Americans are worried about rising energy costs.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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The across-the-board beat may help settle a nervous investor base, at least for the time being, as Oracle’s results and backlog point to a continuing surge in demand for AI infrastructure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Projections by Paramount’s management team that at least $6 billion in cost savings will result from the merger have made all of Hollywood nervous, but especially the workforce at WBD.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The film is at its best building tension and showing us just how anxious life is under dictatorial rule.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The anxious impatience of being en route has permeated cootie catcher’s music since their earliest releases in 2021.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Frogs made enough big shots in the final minutes to prevent another upset.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, other kids of the same age range might be more upset by the violence and harsh realities of nature—especially the ruthless and brutal of hierarchy of nature during the dinosaur years.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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Many travelers feel 'uneasy' about going abroad.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The United States and Israel’s widening war with Iran has stricken an already uneasy global economy with a new bout of uncertainty.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Van Gogh attribution, for instance, was subsequently matched by more conventional research, including technical analyses and studies of the artist’s letters (museum experts concluded that the portrait’s unusually dampened colors simply reflected Van Gogh’s troubled mental state at the time).—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her panel’s core thesis is that historically, in troubled times, people rewrite the rules, build better systems and make things better.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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