excitableness

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Noun
  • Animal behavioralists from the Royal Veterinary College used an industry standard review called the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ), to collect data on behavioral traits such as aggression, excitability, and trainability.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Whereas fear scores stayed fairly stable across years, and attention/excitability was slightly higher for dogs enrolled in 2022.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Struijk’s error was punished, but nobody in white gave a good account of themselves during an opening period in which Daniel Farke admitted there was nervousness in his line-up.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Already, despite the president’s surface bravado, an undercurrent of nervousness had emerged.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The front office also faced growing concerns about whether Reese’s presence would deter the signing of returning veterans and key free agents the Sky had targeted.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Mercury in your 2nd House of Values keeps practical concerns active.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Incoming college freshmen are easy targets for people looking to profit from anxiety about loneliness, which the former US Surgeon General called an epidemic.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Maygen says Paisley has struggled with anxiety ever since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 2 years old.
    Nicki Cox, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Prices surged overnight on worries that the war will affect the flow of crude for a long time.
    Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Wall Street’s strength followed manic swings in the oil market, where prices surged overnight on worries that the Iran war will affect the flow of crude for a long time.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Excitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitableness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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