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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
everyone worked at a furious pace in order to get the float ready for the parade
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as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
a furious hurricane virtually destroyed the seaside town
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
a furious customer demanding to see the manager
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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
rioters went on a furious rampage, doing over $2,000,000 in damage
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Recent Examples of furious
The teams have played once this season, a 4-3 Tampa win at TD Garden in which the Lightning barely held off a furious Bruins rally in the end.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Cabbies were getting lost, and fares were furious.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
At the time, some were furious that Griner was released while Marine veteran Paul Whelan, also imprisoned at the time, wasn’t.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
And that’s led to understandable puzzlement and furious assumptions in reaction to ESPN’s report Tuesday citing four anonymous sources saying Belichick won’t be part of the Hall of Fame’s class of 2026 when it’s announced next week.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Cabbies were getting lost, and fares were furious.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
At the time, some were furious that Griner was released while Marine veteran Paul Whelan, also imprisoned at the time, wasn’t.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
And that’s led to understandable puzzlement and furious assumptions in reaction to ESPN’s report Tuesday citing four anonymous sources saying Belichick won’t be part of the Hall of Fame’s class of 2026 when it’s announced next week.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious
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The Heat thrive when their opponent is off-balance, setting a frantic pace from the opening tip and transforming mistakes into extra points.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The killing set off a frantic manhunt across the region.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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This looming impasse between baseball and its players’ union stands to make for some intense labor negotiations.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Corporate succession has been fraught at Disney — and the subject of intense speculation across Hollywood in recent years.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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These agents are recruited from among angry white males enticed by a signup bonus of $50,000.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The video is just as angry as the song’s lyrics and delivery, cutting disturbing (but not graphic) footage from ICE’s clashes with demonstrators in the city with Springsteen performing the song in his home studio.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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Erfan Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as demonstrations roiled the country, sparking a violent crackdown by authorities.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Unprecedented spending has also done little to address the country’s worst in the nation homeless problem, an infrastructure that is graded lower than the national average, and a violent crime rate that is 35% higher than the national average.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The far right just became very mad at me.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But people are mad, and resolute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The tech could have an outsized effect on knowledge workers by automating the repetitive, data-intensive cognitive tasks that typically define those white-collar roles.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, was shot earlier this month while sitting in her car, while Alex Pretti, an intensive-care nurse, was killed in a separate encounter just over two weeks later.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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And why did that treatment — at least initially — leave Zverev so enraged?—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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This doesn’t mean enraged outbursts or accusatory monologues.—
Molly Burrets,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The press was ferocious and organised, with the number of box entries and chances created being higher than any league performance this season.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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What Lee did not anticipate was the iron resolve, the ferocious tenacity, of the Union defenders.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furious. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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