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as in shrew
a bad-tempered scolding woman
tradition has it that Socrates' wife was such a fury that the philosopher's death sentence by the authorities was not an entirely unwelcome fate
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
the sudden appearance of the rock star whipped the crowd of onlookers into a fury of excitement
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
in his fury, the duped gambler overturned the card table and declared that the game had been fixed
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Recent Examples of fury
New mothers need an invitation to recognize fury and terror in the middle of all the sweetness and joy.
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Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Skarsgard channels that fury in his portrayal, which is imbued with a dangerous charisma and laced with absurdist humor.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
To her fury, a jury acquitted on insanity grounds, a man who tried to assassinate her.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But at the end, Agnes is in a fury about the use of her now dead son Hamnet’s (Jacobi Jupe) name as the title in her absent husband Will’s (Paul Mescal) newest play.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Skarsgard channels that fury in his portrayal, which is imbued with a dangerous charisma and laced with absurdist humor.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
To her fury, a jury acquitted on insanity grounds, a man who tried to assassinate her.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But at the end, Agnes is in a fury about the use of her now dead son Hamnet’s (Jacobi Jupe) name as the title in her absent husband Will’s (Paul Mescal) newest play.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fury
Noun
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The godfather-like arctic shrew Mr. Big is back, as is Flash, the sloth, both ready to help at just the right moment.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2025
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Especially early on in the campaign, when I was being attacked as being angry, a shrew, demeaning my husband — all these labels were coming in on me that were essentially trying to rob me of that femininity.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Travelers not seeking football frenzy should avoid the fall, when hotel and airfare prices skyrocket and crowds are large.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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January was set to host a free-agent frenzy, with most league veterans aligning their contracts to expire in advance of the new CBA.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Did the man go too far, or was his anger justified?—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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As Blacc hinted at, there is more than a little anger to go around about what happened before, during and since the fires, along with the sorrow and thousand other emotions.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The agent took this to be a reference to the multifaceted terror rampage in France, which killed at least 130 people in 2015.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s rampage through federal programs has proven a liability there.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Regardless of our paths — whether that meant escaping war in Ethiopia or being the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors — many of us labor under the belief that this work requires us to commit to the ideals of this nation and not the indignation and nightmare of the insurrection.—
Sarah Ghermay,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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How else to account for the ferocity of the public indignation?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The four-time NBA championship coach flew into a rage, aggressively gesturing at officials and screaming.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, wallpaper has been all the rage.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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The lingering fear of Jerry's wrath?—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Voicer Jim Black is off to a good start and halfway there with the earliest biblical account of God’s wrath at humanity culminating with the great flood.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her death sparked outrage across the country.—
Ryan Oehrli
January 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Several Democrats in the state privately cautioned Walz against seeking reelection as outrage intensified in Minnesota and beyond over the misuse of funds.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Fury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fury. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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