1
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
soccer fans whose rabid enthusiasm makes them go berserk when their team wins
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2
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
he became rabid when the bank manager told him he would lose the family farm if he didn't pay the mortgage
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as in ferocious
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
rabid opposition expressed through turbulent protests
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the rabid witch hunts that occurred in Salem in 1692, when 150 people were accused of witchcraft and imprisoned
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Recent Examples of rabid
But don’t count Odenkirk, who was about the age of most of Dahl’s rabid young fans at the time.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The modes feature enough depth to sate the most rabid football fan.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
In the past year, the department confirmed 25 rabid animals, including raccoons and feral cats.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 July 2025
Anyone exposed to a suspect rabid animal should thoroughly wash wounds and immediately contact a doctor and follow their instructions, or seek emergency medical treatment, according to DEEP.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The modes feature enough depth to sate the most rabid football fan.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
In the past year, the department confirmed 25 rabid animals, including raccoons and feral cats.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 July 2025
Anyone exposed to a suspect rabid animal should thoroughly wash wounds and immediately contact a doctor and follow their instructions, or seek emergency medical treatment, according to DEEP.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabid
Adjective
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First, overdose deaths are one extreme measure of a much bigger issue.—
Lipi Roy,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Porter defended the Park Service response to the fire and blamed its expansion on dynamic and extreme weather conditions.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The players rose to it too; their start was ferocious, matching the atmosphere.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The smallest magnetic loops ever seen in the sun's corona — imaged for the first time by the National Science Foundation's Daniel F. Inouye Solar Telescope — could be the bottom floor of the machinery that powers the ferocious flares that routinely blast out from our star.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Dallas was on the other end of that story later in the week, making a frantic comeback against Los Angeles at home but falling short as Bueckers’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer rimmed out.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The frantic husband immediately called 911 so his wife and baby could be transported to a nearby hospital.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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To engage in this radical degree of trust, Lincoln needed to understand Stanton and their relationship on a fairly deep level.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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He was taught by the radical abolitionist Gilbert Wakefield, and his father was a friend and admirer of the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose ideas helped inspire the French Revolution.—
Roy Scranton,
The Conversation,
22 Aug. 2025
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But Over-the-Rhine and Downtown have seen an uptick in violent crime.—
Brenda Ordonez,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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Coleman said about 175 people convicted of violent crimes that took place before the law's effective date who had not yet been sentenced could have been eligible for early release.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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Lina, however, was furious, accusing her sister-in-law of ruining the video and sabotaging her work.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The president is furious that Alina Habba, formerly one of his personal defense attorneys who was appointed to be U.S. attorney in New Jersey, came to the end of a temporary role, according to a federal judge.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What grew out of that initial request was a fairly revolutionary effort that was eventually dubbed the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP).—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Rabid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabid. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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