feverishly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
Adverb
  • More legislation is desperately needed, but the laws never seem to catch up with the pace of the technological advances.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • One place the Padres desperately need to upgrade is the outfield, but there aren't very many quality outfielders expected to be on the market.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Aid workers said different departments frantically drafted their own lists of awards to keep or restore, but no one seemed to be looking at the big picture.
    Amy Schoenfeld Walker, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • In the footage, Usopp was pacing his kennel, frantically leaping at the walls.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • But even the best of them all, glyphosate sprays used at its top rate of application and applied in late spring/early summer when bamboo is growing most vigorously won’t give total control.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
  • Place your left hand on top of the glass, sealing it, while swirling the glass vigorously with your right (meaning that both hands are now swirling together).
    Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adverb
  • Throughout the closing argument, Combs nodded and listened intently, either leaning back in his chair or crossing his arms on the table.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2025
  • Macron, seated beside Meloni in the round-table working session with other members of the summit, leaned to his right to whisper a message to Meloni, who stared intently ahead.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 June 2025
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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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