as in panic
a state of nervous or irritated concern
all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Recent Examples of tizzy
Evidence of their presence in kitchen drawers and late-night encounters can have homeowners in a tizzy.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Fans of The Bear won't want to miss this novel about a restaurant staff in a tizzy about a party for a renowned guest.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
That briefly sent the bond market into a tizzy in May, leading US Treasury yields, which trade in opposite direction to prices, significantly higher.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Two years later, after the internet worked itself into a tizzy, Nintendo officially confirmed that development on the game wasn’t up to their standards.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Fans of The Bear won't want to miss this novel about a restaurant staff in a tizzy about a party for a renowned guest.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
That briefly sent the bond market into a tizzy in May, leading US Treasury yields, which trade in opposite direction to prices, significantly higher.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Two years later, after the internet worked itself into a tizzy, Nintendo officially confirmed that development on the game wasn’t up to their standards.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tizzy
Noun
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His agent, in a panic, called our group’s director.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Shortly after the trip, Taylor testified before the City Council on the panic-button pilot, which ran in four city high schools through a purchase order issued by the NYPD for $19,860.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among agonized grunts and huffs, Probst narrated the fumbles.—
Sarah Grant,
New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2026
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Then, without much fuss, group two starts to prepare for their talent show.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
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What’s behind all the fuss, of almost 180k glowing reviews on Amazon?—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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Moos wrote that when Frost showed up for a secret interview at a Philadelphia hotel the night before his undefeated UCF team played a road game at Temple, Frost was unshaven and wearing sweats.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are a lot of guns and sweat.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tizzy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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