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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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Milton spread destruction across Florida overnight, whipping up tornadoes in areas not accustomed to such ferocity and cutting power for more than 3.3 million energy customers.
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Sam Brock, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Interviews with residents, experts, meteorologists and local officials paint a picture of a storm rapidly intensifying, barreling farther inland than usual and stunning many residents and officials with its ferocity.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) northwest of where Hurricane Idalia hit last year at nearly the same ferocity.
—Stephen Smith, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River on Florida’s Gulf Coast — about 20 miles northwest of where Hurricane Idalia came ashore last year at nearly the same ferocity.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sam Brock, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Interviews with residents, experts, meteorologists and local officials paint a picture of a storm rapidly intensifying, barreling farther inland than usual and stunning many residents and officials with its ferocity.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) northwest of where Hurricane Idalia hit last year at nearly the same ferocity.
—Stephen Smith, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River on Florida’s Gulf Coast — about 20 miles northwest of where Hurricane Idalia came ashore last year at nearly the same ferocity.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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