plural frenzies
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a
: a temporary madness
in a rage amounting to a frenzy
b
: a violent mental or emotional agitation
… almost weeping in a frenzy of anxiety …—
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: intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity
a shopping frenzy
… the mob chanted itself into a frenzy …—C. Carr
C. CarrExamples of frenzy in a Sentence
Noun
the buying frenzy just before Christmas
in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death
Verb
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Gold prices just surged past $3,500 an ounce for the first time, with a perfect storm of stock market volatility, Fed policies, Trump’s tariffs, and trade war concerns sending the precious metal into a frenzy.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
Mara Gordon, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
In season six, these controversies extended to the way the show depicted Mohamed Al-Fayed, all but accusing him of setting up the paparazzi frenzy that led to the deaths of Diana and his son, Dodi.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 June 2024
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Noun
The contrast between the stillness of figures in the tie cockpit and the frenzy of Mon’s movement on the dance floor also emphasizes the emotional toll of the rebellion.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
Gold prices just surged past $3,500 an ounce for the first time, with a perfect storm of stock market volatility, Fed policies, Trump’s tariffs, and trade war concerns sending the precious metal into a frenzy.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
The media frenzy about GLP-1 agonists hadn't yet started.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
In season six, these controversies extended to the way the show depicted Mohamed Al-Fayed, all but accusing him of setting up the paparazzi frenzy that led to the deaths of Diana and his son, Dodi.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 June 2024
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzy. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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