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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
Last year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season received a boost from climate troublemaker La Niña, a cooling of Pacific Ocean water that forecasters now say is weakening.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
One area that looks ripe for help through the draft is the defensive line, where Graham could help establish a new tone with his hyperactive pursuit.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 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
Myers looks the part and played Musk as a giggly, hopping, hyperactive South African toddler and/or glitchy robot.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
One area that looks ripe for help through the draft is the defensive line, where Graham could help establish a new tone with his hyperactive pursuit.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 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
Myers looks the part and played Musk as a giggly, hopping, hyperactive South African toddler and/or glitchy robot.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperactive
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Julianne being available and excited, wanting to come and play in the sandbox; James, similarly.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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And if Django’s Billy Crash tapped into Goggins’s ability to thrive with brutal spite, Mannix plays more to Goggins’s excitable energy and capacity for being clever (even when his character seems to be anything but).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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For someone so obsessed with the granular details of carbohydrates and fueling, Roche runs with an easy, excitable freedom.—
Devin Kelly,
Outside Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The unemployment rate is pretty low at the moment, but under the hood Americans sure are nervous about the job market.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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This causes folks to be nervous, which triggers a lack in consumer confidence.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The attacks against Musk’s Tesla vehicles have come against the backdrop of an already agitated electorate, who in recent weeks have heckled lawmakers at town halls across the country about the tech billionaire and DOGE.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 Mar. 2025
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Children may express anxiety by becoming distant, withdrawn, agitated, upset, or avoiding social contact.8 4.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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Glimmers can help counteract an overactive stress response by training the brain to recognize safety.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Integrative Medicine In Autoimmune Disorders Autoimmune diseases—including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and multiple sclerosis—result from an overactive immune system attacking the body's own tissues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Hyperactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperactive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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