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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
the skittish colt leapt up when we approached
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as in timid
easily frightened
the cat is skittish around people she doesn't know
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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a skittish housing market had both buyers and sellers on edge
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Recent Examples of skittish
While regulators, skittish depositors, and the Federal Reserve’s rapid rate hikes have all been blamed for SVB’s collapse, Hardymon—and Ken Wilcox, who spent 30 years at SVB, including a decade as CEO between 2001 and 2011—both had a simpler explanation.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Privately, folks like O’Malley Dillon worked around the clock to calm skittish donors and activists.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Crafting outfits from patterns requires materials, and that means finding them in the wilderness — picking flowers at certain times of day, tracking down the best fishing spots, and convincing skittish cats to part with their excess fluff for a good cause, among other things.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Still, the path chosen feels unique — not least for conveying some awful truths by means palatable even to the most skittish viewer.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Privately, folks like O’Malley Dillon worked around the clock to calm skittish donors and activists.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Crafting outfits from patterns requires materials, and that means finding them in the wilderness — picking flowers at certain times of day, tracking down the best fishing spots, and convincing skittish cats to part with their excess fluff for a good cause, among other things.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Still, the path chosen feels unique — not least for conveying some awful truths by means palatable even to the most skittish viewer.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skittish
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There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Our excitable friends would indeed be correct that a theoretical 25 percent tariff across the board would have an adverse effect on business aviation.—
Brian Foley,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Woods stars as Louise, who transforms from timid wallflower into the famed burlesque dancer known as Gypsy Rose Lee.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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The video introduces several of GRRR's residents, including George, a timid golden retriever who was abused and is now slowly building his confidence around people.—
Lydia Patrick,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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But, looking at a slightly longer period, the increase in MMM stock over the last four-year period has been far from consistent, with annual returns being more volatile than the S&P 500.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump has pledged to hand management of his assets to his children, but ethics experts have criticized his crypto ventures as raising conflict of interest issues and stoking speculation in a volatile asset class.—
Tom Westbrook,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some parents are nervous to send their kids back to the center, given the air quality concerns and its proximity to the burn area.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ellie is nervous, and so naturally, her dead lesbian aunt manifests as an unwanted spiritual gay guide.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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America under Trump’s second presidency is fearful for its borders and the potential terrorists that might be coming in through them.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump has grasped the strength of this leverage in a way the Biden Administration, which was fearful of sparking global inflation through tougher sanctions, did not.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Aside from the ingenious creation of Moretti and his occasionally unpredictable behavior, the film fails at creating interesting characters, deploying suspense, and even delivering some cheap thrills.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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And is the finale as unpredictable as the footage leads us to believe?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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