as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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The days leading up to Christmas can be a bit hectic — and no one knows that better than Wayne (voiced by David Foley), an intelligent elf from a high-tech team tasked with prepping homes around the world for Santa's arrival.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The gesture was a welcome relief during a hectic time.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
He’s also kept his dad pretty grounded for his pretty hectic job.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
In the middle of this hectic offseason, Soto's $765 million contract likely caused Blue Jays' first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s price to rise quite a bit.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The gesture was a welcome relief during a hectic time.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
He’s also kept his dad pretty grounded for his pretty hectic job.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
In the middle of this hectic offseason, Soto's $765 million contract likely caused Blue Jays' first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s price to rise quite a bit.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
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If the big names in the Big Easy aren’t reason enough to get excited for Super Bowl LIX, there is no shortage of storylines that make this year’s championship bout between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles especially compelling.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Antonio Banderas was excited to watch his costar in Bosch's new Super Bowl commercial pull off some impressive wrestling moves on set.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Each offer multiple dining options, robust spa services, and heated pools.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Outdoors, a heated in-ground swimming pool, a lounge area, and a barbecue station are positioned around a landscaped lot that’s just shy of an acre.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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The climax is a horrendous German burning of a village, as striking for its visual imagery as for its agitated music.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The inaugural film in The Conjuring franchise understands that seasoned viewers of haunted-house films know what signs to look for by now: cold spots, agitated pets, clocks that stop ticking.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Trump family’s new crypto tokens are worth well over $10 billion on paper, after a frenzied rally pushed up the value of the digital assets in the days before the inauguration.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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With that, after yearslong pursuits and more than a month of frenzied speculation about Sasaki, the mystery abruptly dissolved and the answers became clear.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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