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
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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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In a frenzy, Frobisher set off on the 1578 voyage without anyone ever confirming the last find.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Car tariffs have sent the new and used car markets into a frenzy.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Old Fashioned Climbing petunias flower with a frenzy from spring until fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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Noun
The fast follow-on round illustrates the relentless frenzy to fund AI companies, as investors clamor to throw money at startups.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
In a frenzy, Frobisher set off on the 1578 voyage without anyone ever confirming the last find.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Car tariffs have sent the new and used car markets into a frenzy.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Old Fashioned Climbing petunias flower with a frenzy from spring until fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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