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as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market
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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand
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Recent Examples of hyperactive
The condition is also being recognized more in adults, but just exhibiting hyperactive or impulsive behavior could mean many things.
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Christina Caron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
His family, speaking in court, described him as a hyperactive kid who was placed in foster homes twice.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
This resulting vehicle looks like a supercar as seen through the eyes of a hyperactive kindergartner especially its nightmarish rear end.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Christina Caron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
His family, speaking in court, described him as a hyperactive kid who was placed in foster homes twice.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
This resulting vehicle looks like a supercar as seen through the eyes of a hyperactive kindergartner especially its nightmarish rear end.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperactive
Adjective
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But for his versatility, the variety in his attacking link-up and movement, and his ever-presence in a tough City season, there is reason to be excited for what lies ahead.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Artist Tina Birkhoff said this was her first year displaying her work at the event and was very excited to be at the show over the weekend.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Groups of excitable teenage boys waited their turn to play EA FC on a bank of massive flat screen TVs.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Wisner was an excitable workaholic, like a squirrel pointlessly leaping in all directions.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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The topic garnered passionate and heated discourse from council members and the mayor. City Council member Cheryl Littlejohn took to the podium during the public comment period to give a speech expressing her own disappointment and frustration about the policy and city operations.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence in prison after being convicted on three felony counts for shooting Megan Thee Stallion during a heated dispute outside a Hollywood Hills party in July 2020.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
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The price of gold tends to move when markets get nervous – and so does the gold.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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It should also be noted that Demings is more than a little nervous right now about making any public promises about helping to finance a baseball stadium.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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The grizzly was even more agitated, rocking back and forth, making mini-lunges.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Bella and Edward, the most inhumanly beautiful Cullen of all, meet-cute-ish when she’s forced to sit next to him in biology lab and he seems agitated by her presence, even repulsed.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Systemic medications, which impact the whole body and can be more effective than other treatments in tougher eczema cases, work internally to calm the overactive immune response that often drives the condition.—
Lynya Floyd,
Allure,
23 May 2025
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Sepsis is caused by an overactive immune response to infection.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Hyperactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperactive. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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