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hyperactive

[hahy-per-ak-tiv] / ˌhaɪ pərˈæk tɪv /


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He’s in preschool and doing well, but sometimes he gets agitated and hyperactive at night.

From Los Angeles Times

They range from a hyperactive toddler using the tray table for an extended drum solo to a deranged passenger brandishing weaponized silverware.

From Seattle Times

The couple earlier had been charged with aggravated torture and was alleged to have kept the boy in the room fitted with cameras to monitor his “stubbornness” and “hyperactive behavior.”

From Seattle Times

It’s from their new album, “Flaming Swords,” a set of 18 jazzy, hyperactive miniatures, all but one lasting less than three minutes; “Save the Phenomenon” runs 1:46.

From New York Times

“A hyperactive immune system may have been great in the past but in the environment today it might not be as helpful,” he said.

From Washington Post