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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
She was being pounded with guilt and really mean words by two very wounded people: Quentin was just furious, and Andie was devastated because of their personal friendship with Cirie.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Fans were furious when Tama Tonga broke up the nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater drama:The internet is furious at Ariana Grande.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Many Southern California hikers are furious, convinced the move was unnecessary.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Fans were furious when Tama Tonga broke up the nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater drama:The internet is furious at Ariana Grande.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Many Southern California hikers are furious, convinced the move was unnecessary.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious
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McConnell remembers strangers stopping in the road to pray for the boy before he was rushed to Children’s Hospital New Orleans after a police officer assured the frantic mother that her son was still alive.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The quick minute-and-a-half clip introduces us to a frantic Mullen, who's testing different codes on a safe to try and break into it.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Flames were pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, a storm killed over 240 people and left millions of residents without power sparking intense backlash for ERCOT.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Waves of immigration have sparked an angry ethno-nationalism that advantages ideological extremes.Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Follow more of our reporting on Deadly Dose Crime One Kansas police force’s approach to fighting fentanyl is driving down violent crime November 30, 2023 6:10 AM Government & Politics Missouri lawmakers push new charges for fentanyl dealers.Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The prospect of requiring harsher penalties for pot possession than most violent crimes gave some Republicans pause at the wide-ranging hearing, which lasted for more than two hours.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025
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The elaborate choreography and colorful vision match Vincente Minnelli’s style but underneath carry a delirious energy equal to Ken Russell’s maddest visions of neurotic excess.Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Everton had many mad weeks under former owner Farhad Moshiri, but this one has rivalled them.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Although Altman didn’t explicitly say why the company is losing money, running AI models is very cost intensive, requiring investments in data centers and electricity to provide the necessary computing power.Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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At present, nitrogen fixation—the chemical process required to produce ammonia from nitrogen gas—is hugely energy intensive, accounting for as much as two percent of the world’s annual energy budget.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed by ferocious fires that have left at least 11 dead.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Then, as the ferocious winds began to die down on Wednesday, firefighters were once again able to take to the air, scooping up water from the ocean and reservoirs and dumping it on the fires.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Lyft’s challenges were compounded by fierce rivalry with Uber (NYSE: UBER) and the disruptive impact of the pandemic.Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tariffs Don't Have to Make Economic Sense to Appeal to Trump Voters The debates over tariffs were fierce.Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furious. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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