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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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When the body needs fuel between meals or during fasting, hormones such as adrenaline trigger the release of that stored energy.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Electric bikes, motorcycles and dirt bikes have surged in popularity in recent years and are especially popular among teenagers, offering them a new means of freedom and adrenaline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He said he tried to stay calm while he packed some belongings, but admitted that the "adrenaline is going quite a bit at this point".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His knees were trembling now; all the adrenaline seemed to have drained away.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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