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as in desperately
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Recent Examples of feverishly
Competition intensified—with Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV+, among others, entering the fray—and the 2010s’ Streaming Wars led to a golden age of TV as premium cable channels and streaming upstarts feverishly outspent one another for top talent.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Toulouse-Lautrec’s passionate lovers and can-can dancers will encourage feverishly romantic, smudgy lips.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Substations caked in ice after blizzard Line crews, tree crews and damage assessment teams are spread throughout Cape Cod working feverishly and safely to turn the lights back on.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Inside Friendly Arctic, a local printing shop, circular machines with long metal branches spin feverishly.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Toulouse-Lautrec’s passionate lovers and can-can dancers will encourage feverishly romantic, smudgy lips.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Substations caked in ice after blizzard Line crews, tree crews and damage assessment teams are spread throughout Cape Cod working feverishly and safely to turn the lights back on.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Inside Friendly Arctic, a local printing shop, circular machines with long metal branches spin feverishly.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly
Adverb
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In one such party, the filmmaker had to resort to a disabled bathroom when desperately searching for a quiet corner to give an interview to the BBC.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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There’s something really amazing about playing somebody who desperately wants to belong.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Except for the weird assortment of tentacled, befinned, leaflike, rocklike, or altogether bizarre strangers who busily or somnolently populate the stone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The only wine club that exclusively ships Napa Valley red wine to its members, Robb Report 672 Napa Valley Wine Club is busily preparing its first selection of the year.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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When the gates opened, people surged forward, not frantically, but with relief.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Slovenian James Harden is showing the exact same limitations and attitudes that saw Dallas frantically dump him.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Officers are actively searching for a suspect in connection with the shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In addition to looking toward the future, the people of Cary actively preserve the past through notable restoration projects including the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, a former 19th-century hotel that’s now a hub for the arts, and the Nancy Jones House, a residence that dates back to 1803.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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All this happened before, with the aid of a boombox, Singh and the little girls taught me to crazily dance Punjabi-style in their welcoming home occupied by three generations.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Blow into the solution with a straw, then stir vigorously with the straw.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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His campaign has also filed paperwork with state election officials questioning Swalwell’s residency in California, claims that Swalwell has vigorously rebutted.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Moving energetically about Penumbra’s small stage on the sonic foundation of a four-piece band led by Sanford Moore, who’s created fresh arrangements of several of Grant’s songs, the 11-member cast summons up enough electricity to brighten up a city.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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As Venus harmonizes with Pluto, allies become evident while enemies are energetically repelled.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Feverishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feverishly. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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