as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
the fierceness of her denial prompted many people to wonder if maybe she was innocent after all
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intensity
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That seemed reasonable: the intensity of the grief was enveloping, a veil of sorrow that van Wessel, a father to twins himself, was loath to make worse with his own presence.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025 -
Kyiv is increasing the intensity of its drone attacks into Russia.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Fierceness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fierceness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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