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as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
the frantic parents were searching all over the fairgrounds for their lost child
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2
as in furious
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the holiday season seems to be moving along at a frantic pace
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Recent Examples of frantic
The Giants have hardly played like sellers since the dust settled from last week’s frantic wheeling and dealing, winning back-to-back series on the road and five of nine games overall since the trade deadline.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
In Weapons’ frantic climax, Alex uses her magic against her, reclaiming what she’s taken from him—his mother, his father, his friends—in a moment of righteous comeuppance.
—Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
The frantic search for the 34-year-old woman began in April and ended with the discovery of her remains in a narrow space between two buildings in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb of her home city of Denver, on Friday, June 6.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Alongside the frantic rush for textbooks, new stationery, and the last days of summer freedom, students are now having to get to grips with new artificial intelligence tools.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
In Weapons’ frantic climax, Alex uses her magic against her, reclaiming what she’s taken from him—his mother, his father, his friends—in a moment of righteous comeuppance.
—Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
The frantic search for the 34-year-old woman began in April and ended with the discovery of her remains in a narrow space between two buildings in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb of her home city of Denver, on Friday, June 6.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Alongside the frantic rush for textbooks, new stationery, and the last days of summer freedom, students are now having to get to grips with new artificial intelligence tools.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frantic
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An agitated elephant lay on the psychiatrist’s couch.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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Only a raving fan or an agitated individual has the sincere, genuine motivation to provide honest feedback.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lina, however, was furious, accusing her sister-in-law of ruining the video and sabotaging her work.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The president is furious that Alina Habba, formerly one of his personal defense attorneys who was appointed to be U.S. attorney in New Jersey, came to the end of a temporary role, according to a federal judge.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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One week later, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino was distraught about how Attorney General Pam Bondi handled the release of information and even appeared ready to quit the bureau before tensions simmered down.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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The judge ordered the government to respond to her petition by Friday, Aug. 8. MPR News requested an interview with Aguilar Maldonado, but Contreras Edin said the mother is currently too distraught to effectively communicate.—
Sarah Thamer,
Twin Cities,
8 Aug. 2025
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Things become considerably more volatile when the actual shoot begins and Coppola’s Willy Wonka-like charm — as Plaza describes it — is put to the test by the demands of realizing his mad vision once and for all.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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The incident comes amid fierce controversy around pro-Palestinian activism and free speech in the UK, with musicians often at the forefront.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows Democrats ahead of Republicans in overall fundraising, with more success among House Democrats than senators, as the parties gear up for a fierce 2026 midterm election.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Yet, even in states with budget surpluses, governors and legislators are worried about rising costs, particularly for Medicaid.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, Powe is worried about the next time the river rises.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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The dog days of summer brought intense heat to the Volunteer State, including a nearly month-long streak of 90-degree days in July, the fifth longest in Nashville’s history, said the weather service.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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The combination of extremely dry weather, intense heat, parched land and lightning strikes in western Colorado has been the recipe for most of this year’s major blazes.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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School staff gathered the students in the cafeteria during the lockdown and tried to keep the frightened kids calm, said a school employee who refused to give an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter their name.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Aug. 2025
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Investigators believe other potential victims may be too frightened to report similar attacks.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Frantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frantic. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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