as in heated
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
the boy manages to panic himself by his own overactive imagination
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Recent Examples of overactive
This was different from the oohs and ahhs at Marvel products, whose viewers merely go along with standard overactive, violent manipulation.
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
Glimmers can help counteract an overactive stress response by training the brain to recognize safety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Research has consistently linked higher stress and anxiety levels with overactive bladder symptoms.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Research suggests as many as 80% of people with IC/BPS have overactive or tight pelvic floor muscles.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
Glimmers can help counteract an overactive stress response by training the brain to recognize safety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Research has consistently linked higher stress and anxiety levels with overactive bladder symptoms.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Research suggests as many as 80% of people with IC/BPS have overactive or tight pelvic floor muscles.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overactive
Adjective
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The topic garnered passionate and heated discourse from council members and the mayor. City Council member Cheryl Littlejohn took to the podium during the public comment period to give a speech expressing her own disappointment and frustration about the policy and city operations.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence in prison after being convicted on three felony counts for shooting Megan Thee Stallion during a heated dispute outside a Hollywood Hills party in July 2020.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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But for his versatility, the variety in his attacking link-up and movement, and his ever-presence in a tough City season, there is reason to be excited for what lies ahead.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Artist Tina Birkhoff said this was her first year displaying her work at the event and was very excited to be at the show over the weekend.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The grizzly was even more agitated, rocking back and forth, making mini-lunges.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Bella and Edward, the most inhumanly beautiful Cullen of all, meet-cute-ish when she’s forced to sit next to him in biology lab and he seems agitated by her presence, even repulsed.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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One key area of interest is the amygdala — a brain region that becomes notably hyperactive in mood and anxiety disorders.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2025
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For example, a child who eats copious amounts of candy on Halloween may be less likely to become hyperactive afterward.—
Dani Blum,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Overactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overactive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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