frantic
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A survivor who was hauled to safety on a rescue boat had described the frantic cries on board the passenger-cargo vessel when the fire erupted on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
His children had frantic emails and texts and calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
On Thursday, he wept as he described his frantic calls to missing devotees, in a video message posted from Tibet to his several million followers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Pressured speech - a rapid, frantic way of talking - can be a sign of mania.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mom’s acting so frantic and angry I can’t help but start to cry.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing frantic
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