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Recent Examples of hypersensitive
Imagine creating a new standard of hypersensitive caution about attracting even the most persnickety media criticism, and then applying it for the first time to your son’s wedding.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Americans are hypersensitive to cost increases after years of price spikes.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Ignoring the hypersensitive economy, the administration is demanding interest-rate cuts and raising doubts about the Fed’s future independence.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Surviving a moment entails living it nine times at the same time, each time with hypersensitive curiosity and skepticism on behalf of nine distinct subjectivities, all of them perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and making everything more complicated.
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Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Americans are hypersensitive to cost increases after years of price spikes.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Ignoring the hypersensitive economy, the administration is demanding interest-rate cuts and raising doubts about the Fed’s future independence.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Surviving a moment entails living it nine times at the same time, each time with hypersensitive curiosity and skepticism on behalf of nine distinct subjectivities, all of them perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and making everything more complicated.
—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersensitive
sensitive
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Rescuers then wait intently for any indication of life, using sensitive microphones or telescopic cameras or simply pressing an ear against the rubble, hoping to detect a voice, a knock or the faintest movement.
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So far, the administration has sued multiple states unsuccessfully in attempts to obtain sensitive voter-roll data to run through a federal database known as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, program.
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“Hypersensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersensitive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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