as in brutality
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the attack The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.
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Recent Examples of ferocity
Tennis champion Carrie Soto is the best player the world has ever seen — her ferocity and determination to win at any cost propelled her to 20 Grand Slam titles, shattering record after record.
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Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
The 1921 hurricane season was when many Orlandoans saw the ferocity of a tropical cyclone for the first time.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
With a band including Beings bandmate (and Dirty Three drummer) Jim White and MJ Lenderman’s bassist, Landon George, Amba aims to transfer the ferocity of their saxophone playing to folk music.
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Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Adams is a great foil for Bardem, with her big blue ingénue eyes and quiet ferocity as a performer.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
The 1921 hurricane season was when many Orlandoans saw the ferocity of a tropical cyclone for the first time.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
With a band including Beings bandmate (and Dirty Three drummer) Jim White and MJ Lenderman’s bassist, Landon George, Amba aims to transfer the ferocity of their saxophone playing to folk music.
—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Adams is a great foil for Bardem, with her big blue ingénue eyes and quiet ferocity as a performer.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ferocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferocity
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Lee learned much about the systemic oppression that Black Americans faced from his first student, Jesse Glover, who had been a victim of police brutality.
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These early precedents in fictional brutality also weaken Thomson’s next point, about literature’s superiority.
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According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court.
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At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.
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The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.
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The guy was a sleaze, but there’s a pretty big gap between sleaziness and murderousness.
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For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness.
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While the Panthers might have other, bigger needs on Day 2 of the draft, Rivers plays with a fierceness and energy that Morgan can certainly appreciate.
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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