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panicked

adjective as in distracted

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adjective as in scared

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Retailers and manufacturers say they’re less panicked about widespread shortages now that they’ve spent months simplifying their supply chains, adding shelves and workers to fulfillment centers, and taking other measures to counter panic-buying.

All those panicked runners painting their shoes were assuming that the Vaporflys had a big edge—which was probably true before rival carbon-plated shoes emerged, but may no longer be quite as big of a deal.

We can’t panic if we’re not making shots — if I’m not making shots.

That said, if you've already got a terabyte of high quality photos and videos stored in Photos, don't panic—the policy change affects new photos and videos created or stored after June 2021 only.

Y2K programmed us to fear that such a stoppage would spark worldwide panic.

Panicked, I reached out to hoarding experts, who often refer to any kind of obsessive digital collecting as “infomania.”

The jacket and gloves were a precaution in the event the eaglet panicked, but there was little fuss as he tossed the net over her.

At hospitals across the nation, panicked Americans with flu symptoms began convincing themselves they were next.

Then he panicked and took her body somewhere and burnt it on fire!

The crowd began to lurch violently, as small motions rippled out into panicked attempts to break away.

They, so he said, shot the mayor and an old man of 80 years and another; so if that is true the people just panicked!

They panicked, bought flimsy useless contraptions to guard themselves from the fire.

In some ways, all had changed and in some, nothing had; camels still panicked livestock.

According to her statement, she said after hearing the shots, she panicked, and didn't take any more pictures.

She says that when she heard the shots, she panicked, and did not take any further pictures.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to panicked, such as: disturbed, distressed, distraught, and frenzied.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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