panicky

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panicky
Adjective
  • Others are worried about the fate of the Smithsonian more broadly.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • At Chang Jiang, Wu had a warning for customers who are worried about their favorite products going away or getting more expensive.
    Allison Cho, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Gannon informed Nolen that Johnson was a little upset with falling into the second round.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
    Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ernst & Young found that 71% of U.S. employees are apprehensive about AI, with 48% expressing more concern now than a year ago and 41% believing that AI is evolving too quickly.
    Ryan Farsai, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s U-turn on the Ukraine war – and his diplomatic embrace of Russia, the country that started it – has left American allies in Europe apprehensive about the future.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • At the same time, sellers might get nervous if deal activity slows down.
    James Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When a deputy arrived, the victim was shaking and frightened, the complaint said.
    Dylan Gentile, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The next night, her sister Gwen said Selonia became frightened when a relative who was visiting Selonia spotted Jimmy Ray Barnes near her home.
    Vladimir Duthiers, Paul LaRosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • How to know when your dog is agitated Identifying an anxious or aggressive dog can be tricky, as negative and positive emotional indicators can often be confused.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Fed chief said Wednesday the central bank can be patient while assessing data on inflation and employment, which are its dual mandates, while anxious consumers and businesses eye potentially prolonged economic instability.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Amid jittery markets, our seasoned wealth team stayed the course to produce two other compilations: Korea’s 50 Richest and the annual list of The World’s Billionaires, with its record haul of over 3,000 people with ten-figure fortunes, collectively worth more than $16 trillion.
    Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Relations | Opinion Trump's Tariffs and the Renaissance of American Manufacturing | Opinion Sen. Tuberville: Trump Tariffs Gave America Leverage | Opinion Trump's tariff plans sent a jolt to an already jittery bond market, causing Asian buyers to dump their treasuries.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • If you’re seated at a gate where the next flight doesn’t leave for six hours, don’t be afraid to post up and get comfy.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Give it up for the queen of not being afraid to reference or not reference (but mostly reference).
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Panicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panicky. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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