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
For all of their ferocity, the storms did not produce significant amounts of rain in the south and southwest suburbs.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The story captured, as few did, the breadth and ferocity of the coming attack on the federal government.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Musk has made himself into a contemporary saint of overwork, laboring with a ferocity at once stunning and pathological.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
That ferocity was palpable in Levi’s Stadium during Greenlaw’s cameo against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15 and its absence was just as noticeable the rest of the season.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The story captured, as few did, the breadth and ferocity of the coming attack on the federal government.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Musk has made himself into a contemporary saint of overwork, laboring with a ferocity at once stunning and pathological.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
That ferocity was palpable in Levi’s Stadium during Greenlaw’s cameo against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15 and its absence was just as noticeable the rest of the season.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferocity
Noun
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Remick is the defendant in two active police brutality lawsuits.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a great line: Honesty without compassion equals cruelty.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In each of these films, cruelty commingles with tenderness, and hideous acts take place against backdrops of often stunning natural beauty.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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