as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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Recent Examples of hectic
Norwegian Cruise Line, while still family-friendly, may also be less hectic during that time.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, can the next journey be a little less hectic, please?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The focal point of the evening was of course, Cynthia Erivo, who recently came off a hectic awards season, as she was nominated for an OSCAR, Golden Globe, NAACP Award, and SAG Award for her role as Elphaba in the award-winning film, WICKED.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, can the next journey be a little less hectic, please?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The focal point of the evening was of course, Cynthia Erivo, who recently came off a hectic awards season, as she was nominated for an OSCAR, Golden Globe, NAACP Award, and SAG Award for her role as Elphaba in the award-winning film, WICKED.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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Kolache fans headed to Florida's Gulf Coast shouldn't get too excited yet, though.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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His new kick-change has been a nice weapon against lefties and Taillon is excited about the pitch.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pedestrians scoot past agitated mutterers or calculate their chances of survival before stepping into a crosswalk.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in your hand or become highly agitated.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Flooding, long a problem, worsens as stormwater infrastructure lags behind frenzied development.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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While world markets calmed somewhat after frenzied selling over two trading sessions that wiped out trillions of dollars worth of wealth, leaders in Asia shifted into damage control mode.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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