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
The crowd roared in approval with the same ferocity the heavens did with a rainstorm mere hours before.
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Such was the ferocity and speed that the first fire engine arrived from Nelson Street station in the city centre within four minutes, but even that was too late.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Random’s lawyers were never going to claw back his advance with their customary ferocity.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
Amid the ferocity, the Grant Parkers always sounded whetted and clean, moving through the works’ shifting meters with fearsome precision.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Such was the ferocity and speed that the first fire engine arrived from Nelson Street station in the city centre within four minutes, but even that was too late.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Random’s lawyers were never going to claw back his advance with their customary ferocity.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
Amid the ferocity, the Grant Parkers always sounded whetted and clean, moving through the works’ shifting meters with fearsome precision.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferocity
Noun
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For Sarah, eros serves as a powerful conduit for the divine, but the divine is not without brutality nor chaos.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and their supporters are celebrating the brutality of the 3,000-bed detention facility that was hastily built in the Florida Everglades, one of the harshest natural environments in the United States.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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The new law adds to existing municipal ordinances that forbid animal cruelty or neglect, including leaving a pet in too small of a space or outside in the hot Florida sun.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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The record got its name from a title track that comes mid-album, a plucky, haunting Americana song that explores the ties between love and cruelty.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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