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Recent Examples of feverishly
Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 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
Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 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
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 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
Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
Adverb
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Ziegler’s humor and sympathy for her characters—including Creon, who desperately wants to do right by everyone—saves the conflict between individual and state from heavy-handedness.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The city was founded at a time when a new harbor for trade with India was desperately needed in southern Mesopotamia.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Except for the weird assortment of tentacled, befinned, leaflike, rocklike, or altogether bizarre strangers who busily or somnolently populate the stone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 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
Adverb
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When the gates opened, people surged forward, not frantically, but with relief.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Slovenian James Harden is showing the exact same limitations and attitudes that saw Dallas frantically dump him.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Fire watch coverage can help show that someone is actively monitoring the property while repairs are underway.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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During the 1980s Iran-Iraq War, the United States actively supported Saddam Hussein — providing intelligence and diplomatic cover even as Iraq deployed chemical weapons against Iranian soldiers and civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 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
Adverb
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Seal tightly, then shake vigorously to combine.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Edible ginger grows vigorously from fresh root pieces known as rhizomes, obtained from grocery or specialty food stores.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 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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At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz, zipping from dinks to drives energetically.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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