as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
exhausted from a hectic day at the office
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Recent Examples of hectic
Looking at parenthood now, Moore reiterates to PEOPLE that life can get pretty hectic, especially with her youngest child.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s been a hectic week, and a grim one.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Take some time to relax after a hectic day of work and school by spending quality time together listening to music—hey, maybe these songs will even inspire a dance party to shake out some of the day’s nerves.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Ciabatta Dippers make for a cozy lunch break option or a quick-and-easy weeknight dinner for when things get a little too hectic.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s been a hectic week, and a grim one.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Take some time to relax after a hectic day of work and school by spending quality time together listening to music—hey, maybe these songs will even inspire a dance party to shake out some of the day’s nerves.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Ciabatta Dippers make for a cozy lunch break option or a quick-and-easy weeknight dinner for when things get a little too hectic.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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Jennifer Affleck, one of the stars from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, entered rehearsals excited to be paired with Jan Ravnik and to tap into her Latin roots.—
Joelle Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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When people are excited, there’s bound to be energy and urgency.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock were involved in a heated confrontation that nearly turned physical at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 Sep. 2025
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Researchers in Taiwan have developed a stretchable, self-healing gel that changes color when pulled or heated.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Remember how agitated Laura got when Daniel scraped his knee mountain biking?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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As officers tried to determine if he was connected to the disturbance, Cusick allegedly became agitated and produced a firearm, Depue said earlier.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Waves of trilobite extinctions swept the oceans, and an ancient planet better known for its explosion of life now saw the ambition of this frenzied new animal world periodically stifled under a high-CO2 hothouse.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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McCann went missing on May 3, 2007 while on holiday with her family in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz, sparking a frenzied search and gaining the attention of the world’s media.—
Reuters 22 hr ago,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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