frantically
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The family of the 18-month-old frantically called police after they found him face down in the pool at a home in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert on 8 February.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
She frantically phoned hospitals and the police, thinking he was dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
Others were frantically searching by hand for missing loved ones in the rubble, but also in hospitals and morgues.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
I picture her frantically erasing her work on the math exam after I turned mine in and wish again that I’d tried to explain the two-variable equations when she asked me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing frantically
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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