as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
we spent all morning frenetically searching the house for the lost keys
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Recent Examples of frenetically
But then, given how frenetically thrashing the entire tariff and trade policy and strategy have been in practice, expecting a predictable rollout and impact was probably unrealistic on everyone’s part.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Even with its two hour-plus running time, Franz feels dense but nimble, Tomasz Naumiuk’s cinematography often in motion, or static as the characters flow frenetically from room to room within the frame, especially in the Kafka family home.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Even with its two hour-plus running time, Franz feels dense but nimble, Tomasz Naumiuk’s cinematography often in motion, or static as the characters flow frenetically from room to room within the frame, especially in the Kafka family home.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetically
Adverb
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Staffers frantically searched for updates on his condition.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some are stockpiling ingredients, while others are frantically seeking alternative suppliers.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cineplex has jumped on the entertainment experience by opening Cinéma Cineplex Royalmount, a brand-new theater in Montreal which boasts the company’s first ever Quebec location of The Rec Room — a wildly popular concept that combines arcade games and cinema.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The process this year has taken a wildly different trajectory.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Frenetically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenetically. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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