excitability

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Recent Examples of excitability The former increases excitability and preparedness for movement in response to the tennis equivalent of being assailed by a woolly mammoth. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Nervousness Nervousness and excitability are among the most common side effects. Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026 Animal behavioralists from the Royal Veterinary College used an industry standard review called the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ), to collect data on behavioral traits such as aggression, excitability, and trainability. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 Whereas fear scores stayed fairly stable across years, and attention/excitability was slightly higher for dogs enrolled in 2022. New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 In contrast, the canines tend to show lower levels of aggression, rivalry with other dogs, trainability, and excitability. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitability
Noun
  • And in recent years, due to fluctuating tariffs, wars, COVID, the need to decouple from China, climate events, and other factors, supply chain nervousness has increased significantly.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • That feeling, that kind of nervousness and uneasiness, just immediately went away.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • That uncertainty allows anxiety to grow because your brain naturally wants answers that do not yet exist.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Excitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitability. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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