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agitation

noun as in shaking, mixing

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Patients describe sleepless nights, compulsive news checking and physical agitation.

Other withdrawal symptoms can include dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, agitation and gastrointestinal side effects.

A hybrid strategy involving maritime and air pressure, covert agitation and inducements, targeted strikes to degrade regime capacity, and political, legal and cyber warfare to isolate Caracas and split the officer corps is realistic.

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In later stages, patients often experience "sundowning," a period of increased confusion and agitation that tends to occur later in the day.

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The local agitation spilled into the media and drew national attention from Republican officials, notably Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who met with the family and helped publicize the case.

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

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