feverishness

noun

Definition of feverishnessnext
as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion the exhilarating feverishness of the final stages of a political campaign

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  1. frenzy
  2. rampage
  3. fever
Noun
  • However, the football player dressed in a tuxedo surprised the London crowd on June 23 by picking up a crumpled Swift and sending the fandom into a frenzy.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Gill, who gained fame by helping to start the meme-stock frenzy involving AMC and GameStop, posted to his 1.6 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, a version of Time magazine’s 2006 Person of the Year cover.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of frenzy
Noun
  • From there, Blair goes on a rampage when her dad brings home his new boyfriend, and Serena seeks the perfect gift for Dan.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Things took an intense turn in the finale when John and Jane were both convinced that the other had been instructed to kill them, leading them on a rampage through the streets of Manhattan.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of rampage
Noun
  • Concerns among health officials have continued the spread of dengue fever as cases have reached unprecedented levels in the Americas.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • No model from any company has eclipsed or matched that initial fever.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of fever
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