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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
Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary, who endured the enmity of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the market was jittery after an extended IPO drought.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But it’s also directed at an audience that carries far more sway over Trump’s economic agenda than any politician: bond investors, who have grown increasingly jittery in recent months.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the market was jittery after an extended IPO drought.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But it’s also directed at an audience that carries far more sway over Trump’s economic agenda than any politician: bond investors, who have grown increasingly jittery in recent months.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
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Willie Garson brought ample laughs in Freaky Friday as Evan, an excitable patient of Curtis' Tess.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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The most violent positions on the field generally get the least amount of credit, but NW Mississippi JUCO transfer edge DJ Burgess isn’t worried about that.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Some are worried about the impact the Live Local law will have on neighborhoods.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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Reducing stress levels and finding ways to manage anxiety can usually help ease or prevent nervous poops.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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But amid all the excitement, both Darcey and Georgi seemed nervous about how the trip would go.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The vices of deficiency, such as being anxious, agitated, impatient, inattentive, and rash, are common everyday experiences.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orange County students are returning to class this month as districts navigate an anxious back-to-school season shaped by immigration raids over the summer and the possibility that attendance drops could cut into school funding.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and China have settled into a steady state of pragmatic, if uneasy, détente.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reading Zeller’s book, I was reminded that there is a kind of uneasy fellowship in this condition—a vast, involuntary community of people mapping out their lives between attacks, haunted by uncertainty but sustained in part by accounts like his.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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The musical originally toured the United States for six months in 1976, a legendarily troubled production, retooled constantly, that has long since entered stage lore.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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