as in brutality
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the attack The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.
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Recent Examples of ferocity
Today, as climate change makes weather more difficult to predict, and as extreme weather events increase in frequency and ferocity, meteorologists are hoping another big technological breakthrough will give them an edge.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Now in his tenth season with Kelce and the Chiefs, Jones said that ferocity is part of the Kansas City culture.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
What hasn’t changed is the ferocity of Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
—Richard Branson, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to new data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), shocks caused by tariffs are pummeling Southeast and East Asia with ferocity, rivaled narrowly in impact by South Asia and the Pacific.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Now in his tenth season with Kelce and the Chiefs, Jones said that ferocity is part of the Kansas City culture.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
What hasn’t changed is the ferocity of Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
—Richard Branson, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to new data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), shocks caused by tariffs are pummeling Southeast and East Asia with ferocity, rivaled narrowly in impact by South Asia and the Pacific.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ferocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferocity
Noun
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Biden was slow to react to Netanyahu's growing brutality and, as Harris says in her book, failed to show sufficient empathy for the plight of the Gazans.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Being tied to the mast of a regime defined by cruelty and graft is a problem of another magnitude entirely.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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After shifting power to the people—like a year-plus bus boycott can do, for example—and getting the government to lessen its corruption, cruelty, injustice or violence, defending those gains is a must.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Create a communications and social media platform that is wired to fight back with the same fierceness and determination as the IDF.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The symbolic fierceness was backed up by AVG pilots in combat.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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