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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
feeling a little jittery before the flight
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Recent Examples of jittery
But the market was jittery after an extended IPO drought.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But it’s also directed at an audience that carries far more sway over Trump’s economic agenda than any politician: bond investors, who have grown increasingly jittery in recent months.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
This summer, as newly jittery Americans are marveling at the borderline-offensive cost of European vacations, tightfistedness is a prevailing trend.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 31 May 2025
Those who are especially sensitive to caffeine or have quit it for health reasons might feel jittery, anxious, or experience digestive discomfort, headaches, or insomnia, especially if the coffee was consumed later in the day.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But it’s also directed at an audience that carries far more sway over Trump’s economic agenda than any politician: bond investors, who have grown increasingly jittery in recent months.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
This summer, as newly jittery Americans are marveling at the borderline-offensive cost of European vacations, tightfistedness is a prevailing trend.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 31 May 2025
Those who are especially sensitive to caffeine or have quit it for health reasons might feel jittery, anxious, or experience digestive discomfort, headaches, or insomnia, especially if the coffee was consumed later in the day.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
Adjective
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Second, from a real-world perspective, if a dog is highly excitable or reactive, certain programming might overstimulate or stress them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 July 2025
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Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Many tourism leaders in gateway towns near them are worried tourists will start going elsewhere if the park experience or its environment gets eroded.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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As an interior and environment appropriations bill makes its way through Congress, activists are worried about its impacts, including on coal ash regulations.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite more than 50 years in show business – running the gamut of Broadway, TV and film − Martin Short refreshingly still feels nervous ahead of hosting his first game show.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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All 11 brought home at least one full point in Rome, the result of their talent but also of a cohesive approach where veteran Justin Rose was willing to be paired with nervous rookie Robert MacIntyre in fourball and sit the foursomes sessions.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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With Iran and its proxies diminished and Gulf states anxious to diversify their economies, any prospect for broader peace and normalization runs through Riyadh.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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This is their first major sit-down interview together, and both are a bit anxious.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Pico’s other headsets are not sold in North America and ByteDance and the Trump administration have an uneasy relationship at best.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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The carpenters’ stance has created a split in the labor movement that makes lawmakers uneasy and sometimes spills into public view.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Son of Liam’s Map was a troubled sixth in the Kentucky Derby and a closing second in the Matt Winn Stakes in his last start.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Cornell took the helm at Target in 2014, another troubled time in the company's history.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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