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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
Peli Motto Tatooine's quirkiest space mechanic is also its coolest, with a bunch of jittery repair droids and tons of warm personality.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Energy Drinks Many energy drinks contain a lot of caffeine, which can leave you feeling jittery and anxious.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Oil markets remain jittery, however.
—Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The youth sports world is now a wild, emotionally jittery and expensive realm.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Energy Drinks Many energy drinks contain a lot of caffeine, which can leave you feeling jittery and anxious.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Oil markets remain jittery, however.
—Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The youth sports world is now a wild, emotionally jittery and expensive realm.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
Adjective
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Myhrvold, now 66 and still the CEO of Intellectual Ventures, is jolly and excitable in conversation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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An unexpected collaboration opportunity is very possible under today’s trine between excitable Mars and erratic Uranus.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kyoto, Japan — Nancy Higginbotham wasn’t worried when her 20-year-old son got on a train by himself during their family vacation in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Farmers are now worried the beef industry could be on the fritz for a while.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Spinella shucks off sentimentality, always showing us Con’s offhand humor and sometimes nervous, defensive rambling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Companies start to get nervous when the percentage of shareholders blessing their pay plans dips well below the average, which is slightly above 90%, said Elizabeth Bieber, partner at the law firm Freshfields who leads shareholder engagement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In Rio, the runner was an anxious up-and-comer, the youngest American track-and-field Olympian since 1972.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Texas State’s Chase Mora greeted USC closer Adam Troy with a monstrous two-run home run to left field in the top of ninth, propelling the Bobcats to 5-4 upset before a crowd of 6,956.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Rhodes had plenty to be upset about.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Until these vexing unknowns are figured out, AI for mental health will be in an uneasy position and subject to strident criticisms and concerns.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Other Western media outlets, meanwhile, are growing more uneasy about what possible interviews with Lai could mean for their presence in China, The Associated Press reported.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Emmanuel co-stars as Detective Doran, an officer assigned to shadow Grimes, with Greenwood playing Henry Monroe, the therapist Grimes is mandated to see, whose sessions begin to reveal the detective’s troubled past.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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The discoveries, announced Sunday, are part of the Egyptian government’s efforts to boost the country’s tourism industry and bring cash to the troubled economy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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