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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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In any case, he writes, he was “addicted to the adrenaline that comes from adventure.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“And then you calm down, you let the adrenaline flow through, and you get to fixing,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sandra's life was saved when medics managed to restore a normal heart rhythm during a frantic race against time when paramedics gave her "six defibrillator shocks and five shots of adrenaline".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The experience proved an adrenaline rush, Biel added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Clare’s exhaustion was overcome by a surge of adrenaline.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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