feverishly

adverb

1
as in desperately

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2
as in busily

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Recent Examples of feverishly While Page Six reported that Jenner and Elordi have been trying to keep a low profile, gossip and entertainment outlets have managed to feverishly report on some of their outings and romantic getaways. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Geraldine Perdomo said of her sister, who was feverishly clawing at the ruins of her home for anything that would confirm the death of her two daughters. — Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The Carys took one look at Vera’s fish, then began to cast feverishly. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026 Devastating and often fatal wrong-way crashes have MassDOT and lawmakers like State Senator Bruce Tarr working feverishly to prevent them. — Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 June 2026 As Major League Baseball’s Rays make their latest fitful pursuit to build a new Tampa Bay home, an Orlando group is feverishly working to develop a fanbase, win political support, and perhaps gain a chunk of tourism dollars for a ballpark in the event opportunity comes its way. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 Fans have spent the past few months feverishly speculating about who the band will hire. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026 Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
  1. desperately
  2. busily
  3. frantically
  4. actively
  5. crazily
  6. vigorously
  7. uncontrollably
  8. energetically
Adverb
  • And as things stand, San Francisco’s bullpen could desperately use someone like the submariner.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Shobeir made another brilliant stop on a close-range header by Alexis Mac Allister just after the hydration break as Argentina desperately searched for an equalizer.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of desperately
Adverb
  • The British are busily removing Winston Churchill from their banknotes, replacing him with an engraving of a hedgehog.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Unbeknownst to nearly everyone, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was busily making a friendship bracelet three years ago on Tuesday.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of busily
Adverb
  • Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • For five days Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez has been frantically searching for her son across hospitals in La Guaira and Caracas.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Definition of frantically
Adverb
  • Taking a massive bite outta Meta’s bottom line, state attorneys general like California’s Rob Bonta (hello David Ellison, see you soon) and his colleagues in Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege the Zuckerberg outfit actively misleads consumers.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Building that culture starts with mission, vision, and values that leadership doesn’t just articulate but actively lives, setting the standard for the entire organization.
    — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of actively
Adverb
  • And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of crazily
Adverb
  • Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
  • Other studio heads, such as Marvel’s Kevin Feige or Warners’ Pam Abdy, are known to get vigorously involved in the post-production process.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of uncontrollably
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  • There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.
    — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
  • When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.
    — Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Definition of energetically

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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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