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antsy

[ant-see] / ˈænt si /


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It makes sense that Paxton’s side would be antsy.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

And Max Muncy — on his bobblehead night — had a bases-loaded double that gave the Dodgers a 5-3 lead in the sixth and ignited the antsy crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

“I think people are antsy about it, because they just don’t know whether Warsh will come up and surprise us,” Tang said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

After 28 years of watching World Cups from football's wilderness, there was never much danger of the Tartan Army getting antsy about the gridlock on the road to Foxborough.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

I glance at the clock, antsy with despair.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But Scherzer is different — antsier, too consumed with all this to sit still even if he has fielded those bunts a thousand times.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022

But as night fell, the crowd grew larger and antsier.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2022

Have the regulators gotten antsier in your view?

From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2021

Ron is antsier, along for the ride and game to learn the rules but also a bit of a bumbler.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2016

His next restaurant is called Next, and it sprang from the antsier impulses of a chef who gets bored easily.

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 15, 2011


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