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hectic

[hek-tik] / ˈhɛk tɪk /


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It switches between a ghostly, vaporous beat and a hectic middle passage filled with sampled and pitched-up voices and clattering percussion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"It's so hectic but cat life is calming. It's a calming chaos, you could say."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In line with a lot of other animated features these days, it stumbles toward a hectic but dull climax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Pope Leo was on the 10th day of his African tour, following a hectic schedule that began on Wednesday with a mass in Mongomo, near the border with Gabon.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Though I was well rested, I slipped right back into the same hectic frenzy from the night before.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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