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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
everyone worked at a furious pace in order to get the float ready for the parade
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as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
a furious hurricane virtually destroyed the seaside town
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
a furious customer demanding to see the manager
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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
rioters went on a furious rampage, doing over $2,000,000 in damage
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Recent Examples of furious
Golden was furious on the sideline following a double technical assessed to both teams.
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Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The post echoed claims made in the 2018 ad from the company that owns the Ambassador Bridge, part of a furious decadeslong fight against the competing span.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
After trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, Florida led a furious comeback, taking a 72-70 lead after two Isaiah Brown free throws with under 10 seconds to go.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Residents are rightfully furious that their voices are systematically marginalized by a process that grants the applicant extensive time and resources while limiting community input to mere three-minute snippets.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The post echoed claims made in the 2018 ad from the company that owns the Ambassador Bridge, part of a furious decadeslong fight against the competing span.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
After trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, Florida led a furious comeback, taking a 72-70 lead after two Isaiah Brown free throws with under 10 seconds to go.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Residents are rightfully furious that their voices are systematically marginalized by a process that grants the applicant extensive time and resources while limiting community input to mere three-minute snippets.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious
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Szeemann’s two Venice Biennales followed a decade of frantic exhibition-making across the globe, by Szeemann himself and by young professionals proud to call themselves independent curators.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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For the seventh year in a row, Walmart captured more money from Charlotte-area shoppers than any other grocery store, despite intense competition from local grocers like Harris Teeter and Food Lion.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Graves’ exit has sparked intense speculation about his potential successor to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 72-year-old coach walked toward Staley in the final seconds of the game before the two had an angry exchange, with assistants having to get in between them.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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When you're stressed or angry, your cortisol levels rise, which can have adverse effects on your heart, metabolism, and immune system.—
Sharon Basaraba,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Gorman delivered emotional remarks Saturday at a vigil in Yorktown Heights, New York, honoring her daughter — a Loyola University Chicago freshman whose life was cut short in what authorities describe as a sudden, violent attack.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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That’s a reference to what Duncan always intended, and rightly so, as a holistic approach to the problem of violent crime, involving not just violence interrupting by former gang members turned peacekeepers but better education and job opportunities for the young people most at risk.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Some celebrities have gotten mad at him about the interactions, and some of them laugh about it with him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Xcel Energy is proposing a new rate class for data centers that the company says is intended to ensure that the energy-intensive facilities pay their way instead of passing along the costs to residential and small-business customers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the tech industry, AI models promise to make coding far easier and less labor intensive.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Italy happens to be in similarly ferocious form, however, and has won seven of its last eight, albeit losing twice in as many encounters with qualifying group winner Norway last year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Despite Iran’s remarkably ferocious response across the region – attacking neighbors like Oman who days earlier mediated between Tehran and Washington - weeks of intense airstrikes against its cities and military has not magically left it a hundred feet tall.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furious. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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