FEVERISHNESS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

feverishness

noun

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion the exhilarating feverishness of the final stages of a political campaign

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Mid-decade redistricting frenzy Vance suggested that Republican state lawmakers have every right to dilute the voting power of left-leaning Kansas City amid a bitter partisan fight for control of Congress.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
In 2023, the pair famously sent the internet into a frenzy when Swift appeared at a Chiefs game amid speculation that the two were dating.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

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And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The Indians continued their rampage on Thursday night, putting up 41 more points in Week 3 as the Indians came away with a 41-27 win over McKinney Boyd in front of a homecoming crowd at Keller ISD Stadium.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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But about 1 in 20 patients progress to severe dengue, a life-threatening turn that tends to strike just as the fever breaks – often around days three to seven, when patients and their families may wrongly assume the worst is over.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Symptoms remain wide-ranging, including fever, congestion, fatigue and gastrointestinal issues, with severe symptoms lasting up to a week, Guest says.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

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