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Recent Examples of feverishly
Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Scrape, shovel, rake was the theme for the day for homes across Massachusetts as residents, plow drivers and landscapers worked feverishly to remove snow off rooftops, steps and driveways.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Inside Friendly Arctic, a local printing shop, circular machines with long metal branches spin feverishly.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
News channels with noise that litters the scene are feverishly traded for upbeat music chosen to lift spirits rather than allow the group to sit with the stark reality for more than a handful of minutes.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
Among the new cohort was Wu Fei, 32, feverishly touted by local media as China’s youngest astronaut ever to make it to space.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The group spent the next week feverishly uploading data and scientific protocols to an online repository and transferring access to park staff whose jobs seemed more secure.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Scrape, shovel, rake was the theme for the day for homes across Massachusetts as residents, plow drivers and landscapers worked feverishly to remove snow off rooftops, steps and driveways.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Inside Friendly Arctic, a local printing shop, circular machines with long metal branches spin feverishly.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
News channels with noise that litters the scene are feverishly traded for upbeat music chosen to lift spirits rather than allow the group to sit with the stark reality for more than a handful of minutes.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
Among the new cohort was Wu Fei, 32, feverishly touted by local media as China’s youngest astronaut ever to make it to space.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The group spent the next week feverishly uploading data and scientific protocols to an online repository and transferring access to park staff whose jobs seemed more secure.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
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Some members of the group dug desperately into the snow for friends and partners as the powder began to turn into a freezing, concrete-like crust.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Warners releases approximately 15 theatrical movies a year and the beleaguered motion picture exhibition community desperately depends on that output.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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The only wine club that exclusively ships Napa Valley red wine to its members, Robb Report 672 Napa Valley Wine Club is busily preparing its first selection of the year.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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In another slightly opposite situation, an actress left the stage and grabbed the cell phone from a member of the audience who was busily texting, totally ignoring the play.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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In audio of the 911 call obtained by NBC News, Caleb Flynn could be heard frantically telling a dispatcher that someone broke into his home and shot his wife.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Players slide 40-pound stones toward a target while their teammates sweep frantically to control its speed and direction, and Gross does the same with a cast that gives it all.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Step up watering to every week or two while succulents are actively growing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hostile foreign regimes actively target our statehouses, universities, technology systems and supply chains, often outside the direct view of Washington.—
February 17,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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All this happened before, with the aid of a boombox, Singh and the little girls taught me to crazily dance Punjabi-style in their welcoming home occupied by three generations.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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Mixing too vigorously, overkneading, or doing too many rounds of stretches and folds can overdevelop the gluten, Scheck says.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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In addition to a splendid burger, La Birra Bar, which has locations in North Miami Beach, Wynwood, Fort Lauderdale, Weston and Argentina, has a spirited team, who shouted and hugged each other and celebrated vigorously after the victory was announced.—
Connie Ogle
Updated February 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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About two hours into the trip, the ship began to leak uncontrollably.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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But those viewers may not know that Impacciatore is also an accomplished dancer who energetically led the Opening Ceremony audience through a brief history of the Winter Olympics, as the chillier Games are celebrating their 100th year.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Think stark pastel tableaux by cinematographer Pasit Tandaechanurat and human performers who act about as energetically as furniture.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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