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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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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 the rabid fans were left disappointed as Lahore’s temperamental weather spoiled the party and ended what had been an engrossing match.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
West should be ostracized for his rabid antisemitism.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Rumors of an engagement to longtime boyfriend Tom Holland remain unconfirmed, but try telling that to the legions of Zendaya fans, whose rabid speculation kicked into overdrive on social media before the Golden Globes telecast had ended.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
This is a very famous spinoff of a very famous show that has a rabid fanbase.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
West should be ostracized for his rabid antisemitism.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Rumors of an engagement to longtime boyfriend Tom Holland remain unconfirmed, but try telling that to the legions of Zendaya fans, whose rabid speculation kicked into overdrive on social media before the Golden Globes telecast had ended.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
This is a very famous spinoff of a very famous show that has a rabid fanbase.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabid
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While the Midwest and the South are bracing for possible severe storms Friday and Saturday, on Thursday there was a critical risk of fire in Texas and other parts of the Great Plains — and the extreme danger will continue into the weekend.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some, like the Allen's hummingbird, tricolored blackbird and saltmarsh sparrow, are at extreme risk without immediate intervention, says the report, released Thursday.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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People who were paying close attention to certain corners of the internet saw this reality coming more than a decade ago in Gamergate, in which an angry online mob waged a virulent harassment campaign against women and diversity in the video game industry.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Republican members meet angry crowds The vast majority of Republican lawmakers have cheered on the changes to the federal government spearheaded by Trump's advisor, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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After a ferocious campaign from fans, Disney+ brought the series back—initially a Netflix original from 2015 to 2018.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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At the frantic pounding of feet, my attention startles toward the cavernous hall.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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That raised questions about Silicon Valley’s frantic spending.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Neptune was last in Aries from 1862-1875 which helped fuel radical reinvention through war, liberation, and spiritual awakening, seen in the U.S. Civil War, abolition, industrial expansion, and the rise of mystical movements.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was signed into law in 2021 and addresses violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby counties, according to the Indiana General Assembly’s website.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The storm, which produced violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms, decimated homes, toppled vehicles, and left entire communities reeling from the devastation.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite a furious rally in the last 17 minutes of the second half, the Terps (25-8) were left out of the Big Ten Tournament final for the third time, joining close calls in 2015 and 2016 when those squads were both bounced by Michigan State — 62-58 in 2015 and 64-61 in 2016.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two with a furious rally and had a chance to take the lead after Louisville was called for a shot clock violation.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The trouble for Trump is that Columbia, despite its history of student activism, does not really fit the right-wing image of a revolutionary institution bent on D.E.I. indoctrination.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The same is true of Ramaswamy, who seems to not realize that whatever revolutionary new drugs and treatments his biotech startups might produce will not simply appear magically in the marketplace ready to take on some of society’s most intractable diseases.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Rabid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabid. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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