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as in desperately
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as in busily
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Recent Examples of feverishly
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
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Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
At one point near the play’s tragic climax, Willy is feverishly planting seeds in the backyard, but Elliott gives no credibility to any of his character’s actions.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Bush and Mueller worked closely as US authorities feverishly sought to stop the next possible terrorist attack.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Three years have passed since the stadium-sized clown show of the duo’s last record, 10,000 gecs, and Brady’s been feverishly cooking up unlikely collaborations and solo material.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Toulouse-Lautrec’s passionate lovers and can-can dancers will encourage feverishly romantic, smudgy lips.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
Substations caked in ice after blizzard Line crews, tree crews and damage assessment teams are spread throughout Cape Cod working feverishly and safely to turn the lights back on.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
At one point near the play’s tragic climax, Willy is feverishly planting seeds in the backyard, but Elliott gives no credibility to any of his character’s actions.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Bush and Mueller worked closely as US authorities feverishly sought to stop the next possible terrorist attack.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Three years have passed since the stadium-sized clown show of the duo’s last record, 10,000 gecs, and Brady’s been feverishly cooking up unlikely collaborations and solo material.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Toulouse-Lautrec’s passionate lovers and can-can dancers will encourage feverishly romantic, smudgy lips.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
Substations caked in ice after blizzard Line crews, tree crews and damage assessment teams are spread throughout Cape Cod working feverishly and safely to turn the lights back on.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
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Imagine the ribs are a bottle and the mucus is the ketchup desperately clinging to its sides, Welsh says.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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King scored only 9, while busily directing traffic and delivering the ball to his go-getting teammates.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Let’s also look after our helpers — the lady beetles, earthworms, birds, bees, syrphid flies and lacewings that busily help our gardens thrive.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then seconds later the controller frantically called for the fire truck to stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death inside the bedroom of his mountaintop home, an inner circle of people suspected of being involved in the assassination plot in South Florida and in Port-au-Prince were frantically trying to steer events in their favor.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lee’s Summit school board election Voters will see seven names on their ballot for three spots on the Lee’s Summit school board, though one candidate, Christopher Thornton, did withdraw from the race after the deadline and stopped actively running.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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One of the few actively maintained distros that explicitly mentions 486 support is Tiny Core Linux (and its GUI-less counterpart, Micro Core Linux).—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to a crazily unlikely accident, the researchers had witnessed a sperm-whale birth and had managed to videotape the entire event.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Florida has vigorously fought any effort to force health administrators to pay for additional in-home nursing, or to implement other remedies that might reduce the state’s reliance on institutions.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The group composes its own sacred music, lilting songs that prompt women in green-and-white wraparounds to vigorously shake their bodies.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moving energetically about Penumbra’s small stage on the sonic foundation of a four-piece band led by Sanford Moore, who’s created fresh arrangements of several of Grant’s songs, the 11-member cast summons up enough electricity to brighten up a city.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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As Venus harmonizes with Pluto, allies become evident while enemies are energetically repelled.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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