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
Sounds like good advice to heed for the hectic holiday season, too.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Here it has been chopped to a hectic, highlights-only hundred and twenty minutes, and populated with an ensemble of recent graduates from RADA.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Cyber Monday candle sales are bountiful during the holidays, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during this hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
More than a decade after launching, Giving Tuesday continues to help millions of Americans pause and reflect amid hectic holidays, while also connecting them to broader movements for good.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Here it has been chopped to a hectic, highlights-only hundred and twenty minutes, and populated with an ensemble of recent graduates from RADA.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Cyber Monday candle sales are bountiful during the holidays, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during this hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
More than a decade after launching, Giving Tuesday continues to help millions of Americans pause and reflect amid hectic holidays, while also connecting them to broader movements for good.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Prospective renters shouldn’t get too excited, however.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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And, in fact, the American consumer today, as well as corporate America, is quite excited about what the Trump administration is talking about, and the business environment is very positive.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the midst of the chaos, Heavenly suffers a nip-slip, adding an unexpected layer of awkwardness to the already heated exchange.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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The two got in each other’s faces in a heated exchange that included Mims being held back by inactive teammate Orlando Brown Jr. and others.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, a Manhattan jury acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death last year of an agitated subway rider.Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Also planning to attend is Daniel Penny, a military veteran who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide this week in the chokehold death of an agitated subway rider in New York.CBS News, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The weakness of the Biden administration’s policies was drowned out by frenzied attention to some Republicans’ objections to supporting Ukraine.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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