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as in angry
feeling or showing anger a furious customer demanding to see the manager

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Recent Examples of furious Not content, Gibbs-White storms towards the penalty area for the return pass, but ends up furious with his team-mate, whose shot is blocked. Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025 The memo has incited furious reactions on the right. Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 July 2025 Immigrant rights advocates and environmental groups are furious with the move, arguing that the facility's remote location in the Everglades poses serious risks both to the migrants and the fragile ecosystem. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 River had Gonzalo Montiel sent off at the death for a second yellow card as the match ended with Inter players running off the pitch showered by items from the stands and followed by a furious Marcos Acuna until he was restrained by team-mates. Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for furious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious
Adjective
  • For Bertram, whose family winery has roots deep in the terraced vineyards of the valley, the night was a blur of frantic decisions and terrifying uncertainty.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The finish is long and intense, with lingering orchard fruits and spices.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • That’s due in part to the fluidity and intense candor of each member’s writing.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • The two got married, had a baby, and started a quiet life together far away from his violent past.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • As droves of tourists continue to flock to Spain for European summer vacations, the nation’s emergency responders are dealing with the aftermath of a violent wave of flash flooding in nearly half of the country’s 50 provinces.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Later in the film, François Arnaud plays a dreamy/nightmare client, matching her gentleness with mad intensity, while giving their scenes together a charge that carries the film into its frenzied conclusion with bold poise.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • So Lex Luthor, his oldest foe and my favorite, transitions from a mad scientist at this time to the corporate man, the importance of him and capitalist power.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • An intensive moisturiser that delivers maximum hydration, Revision’s DermProtect Barrier Defense™ also replenishes natural lipids, and enhances moisture retention.
    Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • The military would prefer to focus on managing ever-growing threats from satellites, an intensive effort that requires continual monitoring as other nations' increasingly sophisticated spacecraft maneuver from one orbit to another.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • On the wall behind her, Gauguin has painted glyphs like those discovered on Easter Island, and a masked female figure, ferocious and bare-breasted.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • Last time around, the titular Addams Family member, portrayed by Jenna Ortega, saved Nevermore by solving the mystery of the Hyde’s identity and putting a stop to the ferocious creature.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 July 2025
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  • The two have one of the fiercest rivals in college football known as the Iron Bowl.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • He’s also ruled out the Chinese mainland due to fierce competition, entrenched EV incumbents, and a power grid so advanced that ultra-fast charging is widely available—making battery swapping largely unnecessary.
    Clay Chandler, Fortune, 19 July 2025

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“Furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furious. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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