as in ferocity
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Noun
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But Carr plays with a ferocity that completely changes how the Spartans can win games and should be a major factor in their potential run in the NCAA Tournament.—
Everett Cook,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025 -
For all of their ferocity, the storms did not produce significant amounts of rain in the south and southwest suburbs.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That frenzied feeding in the churning water, the savagery and pointlessness of appetite.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The savagery of the satire and the humor of the animation, modeled after Feiffer’s drawings, make this cartoon as funny as a Mark Twain story.—
Jeremy Fassler,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kelly Walker, 29, is charged with child abuse, cruelty to animals and the killing and torture of an animal.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday morning, David Reid, 28, of Winsted turned himself in at police headquarters and was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging him with one count of cruelty to animals.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Ferociousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferociousness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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