as in brutality
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the attack The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.
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Recent Examples of ferocity
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and physicality, has died.
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
In districts with a strong partisan lean, candidates from the same party will attack each other with a ferocity that belies the top-two’s central premise.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
His ferocity would lead to multiple instances of public admonishment.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
And actual mergers between companies seem to be happening with more velocity and ferocity, resulting in losses alongside gains.
—Sohee Jun, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
In districts with a strong partisan lean, candidates from the same party will attack each other with a ferocity that belies the top-two’s central premise.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
His ferocity would lead to multiple instances of public admonishment.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
And actual mergers between companies seem to be happening with more velocity and ferocity, resulting in losses alongside gains.
—Sohee Jun, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ferocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferocity
Noun
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Lyrics by Ahrens and dialogue by McNally about the discrimination and brutality that Black Americans and immigrants face can seem straight out of the current moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Where the movie’s true eccentricity comes in is in its combination of breezy comedy with shocking brutality and gore, perhaps most exemplified in an oddly casual moment in a morgue where Seagal and Wayans find a clue in the form of a serial number on a dead woman’s breast implant.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Nothing that reflects the sheer abjection of the murderous dog pounds of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries or the many individual cruelties visited upon dogs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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There are allegories that can be read about fear of the unknown breeding cruelty and exploitation, but Disclosure Day is first and foremost a propulsive yarn with thematic roots in hope, truth, empathy and perhaps even spirituality.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The guy was a sleaze, but there’s a pretty big gap between sleaziness and murderousness.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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While the Panthers might have other, bigger needs on Day 2 of the draft, Rivers plays with a fierceness and energy that Morgan can certainly appreciate.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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