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
Birkin drew up her ideal design on an airplane paper bag, envisioning an expansion of the Hermès Kelly with an open top, additional pockets, and larger size to fit the hectic quotidian affairs of a young mother.
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India Brown, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
After a hectic journey, Jessica finds Felix among a group of protestors and runs to him to confess her feelings.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 10 July 2025
Pandemic aside, such a hectic schedule on a square featuring 24 pitches (including practice nets) has pretty much been the norm since Dodds’ appointment in the spring of 2011, meaning time off in the summer months is usually unthinkable.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Missouri’s offer, passed during a hectic special session last month, would fund up to 50% of new construction or stadium improvements.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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India Brown, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
After a hectic journey, Jessica finds Felix among a group of protestors and runs to him to confess her feelings.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 10 July 2025
Pandemic aside, such a hectic schedule on a square featuring 24 pitches (including practice nets) has pretty much been the norm since Dodds’ appointment in the spring of 2011, meaning time off in the summer months is usually unthinkable.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Missouri’s offer, passed during a hectic special session last month, would fund up to 50% of new construction or stadium improvements.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hectic
Adjective
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Not everyone will be excited to see the president back in town, however.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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The actress, 32, spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film Smurfs and shared that her kids — son Kingston, 4, and daughter Jackson, 2 — are going to be very excited to see their mom on the big screen.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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President Trump deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines in the city days after the operation began amid heated protests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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And because no Hamptons home is complete without a few luxe extras, the digs are outfitted with a heated pool, sauna, tennis court, gym, and a boat mooring.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The Defense secretary became agitated during the briefing, which was intended to clarify the intelligence the Pentagon had on the three nuclear facilities before and after the weekend operation.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Now, mere days after its discovery, frenzied follow-up work by astronomers around the world to further scrutinize A11pI3Z and look for additional apparitions in archival observations has given the object a new, more official name—Comet 3I/ATLAS—for the telescope that first discovered it.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
3 July 2025
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This glimpse into one of the sport’s most impressive stars (at the time of writing, Fritz ranks fifth in the world in men’s singles tennis) is only made possible by catching him at a smaller, less frenzied tournament.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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“Hectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hectic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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