panic-stricken

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Recent Examples of panic-stricken That afternoon, another detainee called her with a message that left her panic-stricken: Her son, 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, had been taken away to a notorious offshore prison. Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 These are not the first crew members to be panic-stricken by a stray rat today. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panic-stricken
Adjective
  • Audience noises at the NRG Stadium in Houston went from frightened gasps to applause as the descent was completed.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 June 2025
  • Things were hectic in the mall, Stain, 45, said, with lots of frightened people running to the exits.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • All small business owners suffer financially when their employees are taken or too scared to come to work.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • An officer said the man was dehydrated, confused and scared when he was rescued, according to WBZ.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 30 June 2025

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“Panic-stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panic-stricken. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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