as in hypersensitive
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Recent Examples of hair-trigger
The bedrock of Canada’s collective tranquility is the knowledge that misbehavior will not be tolerated, and, as in hockey, violations of the code of conduct will be met with hair-trigger aggression.
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Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Byrne’s performance has a hair-trigger impulsiveness to match.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has refined every aspect of this controller and added some great new additions like adjustable-tension thumbsticks, even shorter hair-trigger locks, USB-C, and Bluetooth connectivity.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The building is infamously stubborn, with decades-old antibodies on hair-trigger alert for anything too radical.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
For all its Formula One credentials, for all its flashy virility and hair-trigger handling, the McLaren also sets a new supercar standard for inner peace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
Other than that explosive, hair-trigger temper evidenced above.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Morrissey ordered more tests to determine whether Baldwin’s gun had a hair-trigger, as the defense team suggested.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Granted, two blips don’t make a trend, even in the hair-trigger world of contemporary Web journalism.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Byrne’s performance has a hair-trigger impulsiveness to match.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has refined every aspect of this controller and added some great new additions like adjustable-tension thumbsticks, even shorter hair-trigger locks, USB-C, and Bluetooth connectivity.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The building is infamously stubborn, with decades-old antibodies on hair-trigger alert for anything too radical.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
For all its Formula One credentials, for all its flashy virility and hair-trigger handling, the McLaren also sets a new supercar standard for inner peace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
Other than that explosive, hair-trigger temper evidenced above.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Morrissey ordered more tests to determine whether Baldwin’s gun had a hair-trigger, as the defense team suggested.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Granted, two blips don’t make a trend, even in the hair-trigger world of contemporary Web journalism.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair-trigger
Adjective
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Such shielding is crucial because the telescope's hypersensitive instruments will need to be cooled to prevent spurious noise from overwhelming weak signals from distant worlds.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2014
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Jenni’s generation is an easy target — like her hypersensitive bestie Heather (Keyla Monterroso Mejia), who’s to blame for not confirming the reservation — though the film strikes just the right tone in tripping their triggers.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
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The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.—
James Mackintosh,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
Adjective
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Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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This bundle comes with a folio case and Lenovo's excellent Tab Pen Plus, with pressure and tilt detection for more precise control.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The precise impact of the cuts is not immediately clear, but changes could be coming as soon as this fall.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hair-trigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair-trigger. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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