Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferine
Adjective
  • The United States should never seek to match China’s brute force approach to economic power.
    Steve Bowsher, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
  • This is her answer, in part: In terms of brute force and repression, the grip of the dictatorship in Cuba is as tight as ever.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
  • England’s Champions Trophy campaign finally came to a brutal end when they were beaten by South Africa in Karachi by seven wickets with almost 21 overs to spare.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The likely source, investigators concluded: a playground sandbox that some feral cats used as a litter box.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
  • What about feral reactions from fans at the stage door?
    Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Ferine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferine. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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