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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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Opinion:Fox News interviewing Kamala Harris has Trump furious — how to watch
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
The men at the table were furious: for us, the main purpose of the dinner was to have a serious conversation with Boggs about some pending legislation.
—The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This spin on the holiday tradition is casting some furious debate among parents.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leto was reportedly furious when Phoenix was greenlit to wear the Clown Prince’s crown just a few years later.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
The men at the table were furious: for us, the main purpose of the dinner was to have a serious conversation with Boggs about some pending legislation.
—The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This spin on the holiday tradition is casting some furious debate among parents.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leto was reportedly furious when Phoenix was greenlit to wear the Clown Prince’s crown just a few years later.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Now, the frantic bride was forced to take the subway to the Bronx, where the wedding was being held in the apartment of Rhoda’s parents Ida (Nancy Walker) and Martin (Harold Gould).Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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While Walker was not called as a witness, the government played Walker's frantic 911 call in the aftermath of the gunfire for the jury.Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
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Regaining his strength After intense physical therapy, Chris Smith has made incredible strides.Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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First, on capital allocation, the company has been spending on increasing capacity in an intense pursuit of growth at any cost.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Intimations of violence are regular features of Trump rhetoric, and many of his supporters may be angry enough to respond.Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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The set includes eight emotions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, silly, anxious, loved, and tired.Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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That includes all cases where someone is accused of possession of assault weapons, threatening someone with a gun or committing a violent crime on the CTA.A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Virginia studied thousands of audio samples and found Whisper adding nonexistent violent content and racial commentary to neutral speech.Benj Edwards, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Tester feedback: Allure commerce writer Jennifer Hussein says this finishing spray is a staple in her routine for its weightless feel and intensive oil control.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Beyond traditional panels, the conference offers intensive masterclasses in authentic storytelling and a hands-on hackathon where participants tackle real-world DEI challenges.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
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Characteristically, once she was married, Stewart tackled every ambition with ferocious discipline and took each failure as a personal crisis.Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lebanon’s health sector has been in the thick of a ferocious Israeli air assault as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in an ongoing war, with the country’s south and Beirut’s southern suburbs hardest hit.Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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There's no Democrat in the race, technically, as Fischer is fending off a fierce challenge from independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn, a union leader.Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Former President Donald Trump and Harris are locked in fierce competition in Arizona, one of the few swing states in this year's presidential election on Nov. 5.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furious. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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