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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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It also prompts the adrenal glands to release adrenaline.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

During fasting, adrenaline activates HSL and pushes it out of the nucleus so it can help mobilize fat stores.

From Science Daily • May 8, 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

I believed that if I allowed myself to get charged up by adrenaline rushes before the game started, I would use up energy I needed for the entire game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Mom is pacing in the front hallway like she’s been pumped with adrenaline.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman



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