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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
feeling a little jittery before the flight
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Recent Examples of jittery
Walmart's strong performance continued in its most recent quarter, but its forecast for the rest of the year — lower-than-expected profit and slowing sales growth — took a toll on a jittery market.
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Amid jittery markets, our seasoned wealth team stayed the course to produce two other compilations: Korea’s 50 Richest and the annual list of The World’s Billionaires, with its record haul of over 3,000 people with ten-figure fortunes, collectively worth more than $16 trillion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Trump's tariff plans sent a jolt to an already jittery bond market, causing Asian buyers to dump their treasuries.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Dropped back into the realm of material still largely defined by types, Malek’s jittery onscreen energy ends up at odds with characters written in broad strokes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Amid jittery markets, our seasoned wealth team stayed the course to produce two other compilations: Korea’s 50 Richest and the annual list of The World’s Billionaires, with its record haul of over 3,000 people with ten-figure fortunes, collectively worth more than $16 trillion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Relations | Opinion Trump's Tariffs and the Renaissance of American Manufacturing | Opinion
Sen. Tuberville: Trump Tariffs Gave America Leverage | Opinion
Trump's tariff plans sent a jolt to an already jittery bond market, causing Asian buyers to dump their treasuries.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Dropped back into the realm of material still largely defined by types, Malek’s jittery onscreen energy ends up at odds with characters written in broad strokes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
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The most reliably entertaining are the dryly sardonic Yelena Belova (Pugh) and the excitable, histrionic Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (a showily outsized Harbour).—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Specifically, her plans to reform the taxation of capital gains have alarmed more than a few wealthy (and excitable) taxpayers.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere in the episode, Torre reported that Belichick’s family members are among those who are worried about his relationship with Hudson, which was first made public last June.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Nearly two-thirds (63%) are worried about global warming and 37% are not.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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A little nervous at first, Harry does well calling the boat in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The Trump administration became increasingly nervous at the prospect of a major war erupting in one of the most populous places on the planet.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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This productivity decline stems from several factors: Workplace morale deteriorates Remaining employees absorb additional responsibilities Teams become anxious about future job security When employees question whether their leaders truly value them, their enthusiasm and dedication suffer.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Nobel laureates, such as MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, are worried about its capacity to worsen income inequalities, and ordinary American workers are anxious about AI’s impact on jobs.—
Bhaskar Chakravorti,
Harvard Business Review,
8 May 2025
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Ruiz earned 7% of the vote, enough for Bill Brophy, Democrat Richard Alatorre’s Republican opponent, to pull off a stunning upset.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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While Pelkey may have spent his final moments upset, his AI likeness struck a conciliatory tone in court last week.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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These chewy ginger candies are her secret weapon for taming an uneasy stomach naturally.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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The Wall Street firm predicted that international institutional investors could be rethinking their appetite and risk-reward in U.S. investments as the current uneasy macroenvironment keeps them on edge.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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The move is aimed at disrupting the gangs' operations and supporting efforts to restore order in the troubled Caribbean nation.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Ocean Vuong’s second novel begins when an elderly Lithuanian woman with early-stage dementia saves Hai, a troubled 19-year-old, from taking his own life.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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