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hyperactive

[hahy-per-ak-tiv] / ˌhaɪ pərˈæk tɪv /


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When I was born, I had a traumatic birth — I was backwards, I had the cord around, I was hyperactive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

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

Then I put in the grid—a grid laid out by a hyperactive designer, with blocks going in all different directions.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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