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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
This season, the form of 18-year-old Lyonnais Paul Seixas, eighth in the Criterium du Dauphine, has led to rabid excitement in France.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, the public has been following her saga with rabid ferocity, with at least three podcasts on the case now streaming, and coverage across international news outlets.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Harrington had words with an NBC Analyst, prompting rabid reactions online.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
There’ve been some good ones over the past few years, but films like Rush, Ferrari and Ford v Ferrari haven’t drawn the kind of rabid audiences that show up to watch these races live.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, the public has been following her saga with rabid ferocity, with at least three podcasts on the case now streaming, and coverage across international news outlets.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Harrington had words with an NBC Analyst, prompting rabid reactions online.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
There’ve been some good ones over the past few years, but films like Rush, Ferrari and Ford v Ferrari haven’t drawn the kind of rabid audiences that show up to watch these races live.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabid
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Flooding is the second-deadliest weather hazard in the U.S. behind extreme heat.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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While many farmers lean on a relentless optimism to get through the uncertainty of relying on the weather for a living, extreme weather disasters like catastrophic floods, droughts and wildfires can take a toll.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Others were frustrated—some even outright angry—that the Commission fell short of declaring all forms of obesity a disease and instead recommended a more nuanced clinical diagnosis.—
Francesco Rubino,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Most of the time, Superman is depressed or angry or getting beat to a pulp or having cans thrown at him or getting arrested.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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On the wall behind her, Gauguin has painted glyphs like those discovered on Easter Island, and a masked female figure, ferocious and bare-breasted.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Last time around, the titular Addams Family member, portrayed by Jenna Ortega, saved Nevermore by solving the mystery of the Hyde’s identity and putting a stop to the ferocious creature.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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For Bertram, whose family winery has roots deep in the terraced vineyards of the valley, the night was a blur of frantic decisions and terrifying uncertainty.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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True love for this country has become rarer today, and in fact, radical hatred has become more common.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The 1989 drama starred Morgan Freeman as a radical educator tasked with saving a New Jersey high school riddled with gang violence and drug use.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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As droves of tourists continue to flock to Spain for European summer vacations, the nation’s emergency responders are dealing with the aftermath of a violent wave of flash flooding in nearly half of the country’s 50 provinces.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The two got married, had a baby, and started a quiet life together far away from his violent past.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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As a result of their negligence, a little boy who lives in the Flats dies, and Sodality is furious.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Lansing, the first woman to lead a Hollywood studio, was furious.—
Michael Grynbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Despite being one of his earliest works, the home showed signs of Wright’s clever revolutionary design.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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This revolutionary new self-landing system is being installed in some private planes.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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“Rabid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabid. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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