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Recent Examples of feverishly
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.
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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
Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Companies are feverishly deploying them across their workforces, encouraging employees to use the tech as much as possible.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 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
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
Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Companies are feverishly deploying them across their workforces, encouraging employees to use the tech as much as possible.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
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Nakase switches it up The Valkyries desperately needed a spark after such a sluggish first half.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Kara desperately wants to find out what happened to her best friend, Phoebe, who may be dead.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Building Consistent Wealth in an Inconsistent Environment The need for strong financial design—and its increasingly important role in retention—is why folks like Colin remain so busily employed.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The journey began on the top deck of a research vessel as a crew of Sims-like individuals busily prepared for the upcoming dive to the wreckage.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Instead of frantically digging through a tote at security, everything stays organized, easy to grab, and surprisingly chic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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But what was meant to be a celebratory moment went terribly wrong just moments later when a fire was ignited, and the family frantically grabbed water bottles to put out the growing flames.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Indeed, despite the appearance of calm, gangs were actively battling for territory in parts of the capital during the visit.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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ZipRecruiter’s Invite to Apply feature enables employers to contact prospects whose skills match an open role, including passive candidates who may not be actively searching for a new job.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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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
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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
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At next week’s meeting, Kevin Warsh must vigorously attack this misbegotten idea, the Phillips Curve.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Every Three Years To keep the plant growing vigorously, Trinklein recommends dividing it every three years to encourage strong growth and reblooming.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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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
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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
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“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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