hyperactive
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Symptoms can vary widely, with some individuals primarily experiencing inattentiveness, while others show more hyperactive or impulsive behavior, or a combination of both.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
There’s nothing like your first time firing up “Mario Kart World” on a 4K TV and cruising through Moo Moo Meadows in a pack of two dozen goofy, hyperactive racers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
“She has a hyperactive mouth,” my mother said.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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