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Recent Examples of hectic Norwegian Cruise Line, while still family-friendly, may also be less hectic during that time. 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 See All Example Sentences for hectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
  • But the Devils are a bit of a mess thanks to injuries, which makes this matchup hard to get too excited over.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pedestrians scoot past agitated mutterers or calculate their chances of survival before stepping into a crosswalk.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Flooding, long a problem, worsens as stormwater infrastructure lags behind frenzied development.
    Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • For many spectators, the weeks of social media hype and frenzied media coverage leading up to last year's total solar eclipse had paid off.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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