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Recent Examples of frenetic Nagy’s Blue Hens took a 31-3 lead with just over 16 minutes remaining in the game when UNH began a frenetic comeback. Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Princess, a senior Chihuahua, rests with her eyes closed and body curled into a tight cocoon, as a frenetic hamster named Ponby stands upright, his eyes bulging. Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 The frenetic fight sequences are so fast and fluid, ramping between slow-motion and fast-motion, that your eye can hardly land anywhere or even appreciate the choreography. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 Yes, the short eight-episode seasons made for frenetic pacing and overstuffed episodes. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for frenetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic
Adjective
  • While there have been phone calls between the two, the handshake accompanied by the frantic clicks of camera shutters will mark the start of the new German-US relationship.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • Irritatingly, my frantic battle to do so is not sufficiently compelling to warrant further description.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ripley capped off a furious comeback with a Razor’s Edge toss of Perez onto Giulia, followed by a slam onto a ladder lodged between the first and second ropes.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Then came the very public split between President Trump and Elon Musk, and a flurry of furious Twitter/X and Truth Social postings, aimed at each other with razor-sharp edges.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Residents of Maoming, China were treated to a celestial light show earlier this week when a surprise fireball burst to life overhead, illuminating the city before disappearing in an intense flare of light.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
  • And, believe it or not, Europe does have air conditioning, which can be quite an intense shift when moving between the outdoors into coach buses or stores.
    Gregory Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Ware picked up all the cases while on intensive supervised release after serving three years and three months for aiding and abetting first-degree robbery out of Hennepin County.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
  • Russia used a Tu-160 in intensive overnight missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, Kyiv's air force said on Friday.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Fast, not scared to use his front bumper, don't care if somebody gets mad about it and on the verge of becoming a star.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Madison would play twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Caron was used to seeing my fiery side, the fierce competitor, the demanding coach.
    Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
  • The feedback was fierce—storyboards dismantled, ideas shredded—but the environment was psychologically safe.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

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“Frenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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