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adrenaline

[uh-dren-l-in, -een] / əˈdrɛn l ɪn, -ˌin /
NOUN
state of excitement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
epinephrine
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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It also prompts the adrenal glands to release adrenaline.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Yet as soon as he steps onstage, the adrenaline still surges like it always has.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

When energy levels drop, hormones like adrenaline activate HSL, triggering the release of fat that can be used by organs throughout the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I said as I paced across the small room, adrenaline rushing through me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan



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