ferociousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferociousness
Noun
  • Despite the preparation, the 10 or so firefighters on the ground in the grove had to pull out overnight Sunday because of the ferocity of the blaze’s leading edge, Zwierzchowski said.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But their ferocity on the battlefield eventually earned them the name Hellfighters.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The symbolic fierceness was backed up by AVG pilots in combat.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On that day, Islamist terrorists committed the worst savagery against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Survivors describe ethnic cleansing of almost unimaginable savagery.
    Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But her private letters to her sister Cassandra show a sharper and more astringent person, someone whose cruelty and bitterness were redeemed only by her jokes.
    Lucy Worsley September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Justice came for Petal when her previous owner was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals on September 12, a press release from CGHS stated.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Ferociousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferociousness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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