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Synonyms for frenzy
Synonyms: Noun
agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage, uproar
Synonyms: Verb
crack, craze, derange, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring
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Examples of frenzy in a Sentence
Noun
the buying frenzy just before Christmas in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to deathVerb
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Amid a media frenzy, Nuril and her legal team traveled to Jakarta Monday to deliver a formal letter requesting amnesty from President Joko, CNN Indonesia reports. — CNN, "Jailed for recording her boss' alleged sexual harassment, this mother wants to inspire women to say no to abuse," 17 July 2019 No random chimpanzee could stumble across a crowd of unfamiliar chimps without reacting in fear or setting off a killing frenzy. — Mark W. Moffett, WSJ, "The Social Secret That Humans Share With Ants," 10 May 2019 Friday initially saw a frenzy among the anti-DOJ Republicans that differed from the one against Kavanaugh only in duration. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Moral anchors aweigh on Kavanaugh, Rosenstein," 24 Sep. 2018 The cancellation of the Roseanne revival has incited a media frenzy since last week, as a racist comment tweeted by Roseanne Barr has been met by consternation and controversy. — Morgan Enos, Billboard, "Sara Gilbert Says She 'Stands by the Decision ABC Made' to Cancel 'Roseanne'," 4 June 2018 Each of the duo’s previous theater productions focused on media frenzies that sprang up around Asian American men. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Asian Arts Initiative's 'Activist Songbook' inspired by racially motivated murder," 2 May 2018 Loading View on Instagram Supreme’s celebrity portrait tees are holy-grail collector's items for streetwear fans, and every new release sparks a frenzy. — Liz Raiss, GQ, "Jim Jones Is Still Salty About That Supreme Tee," 11 Apr. 2018 Bethenny Frankel just sent fans into a frenzy with a cryptic tweet. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Bethenny Frankel Says She Left RHONY Because She's the Only Housewife Who's 'Married'," 23 Aug. 2019 The Cape Cod shark frenzy comes amid the Discovery Channel's Shark Week, which drew almost 35 million total viewers last year. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, "More than 150 great white shark sightings logged off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, since June," 2 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Bychkov even surpassed the strict-constructionist Muti in his faithfulness to the score’s wide dynamic range, in his elastic shaping of pages in which frenzied dramatic statements give way to lush melodies and tender pastoral moods. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Semyon Bychkov electrifies Orchestra Hall with blazing CSO account of Tchaikovsky's 'Manfred'," 4 May 2018 Orlando City’s famously frenzied fans want their team to match their intensity. — Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA, "Gritty 10-man Orlando City makes statement with D.C. United draw," 3 Mar. 2018 But the beyond-his-years poise Ball has shown, amid such a loud and difficult indoctrination to the pros, is praiseworthy no matter what the numbers say, given the depths of he frenzy swirling around him. — Marc Stein, New York Times, "Fix Lonzo Ball’s Shot? Look to This Player for a Blueprint," 11 Dec. 2017 Speculation that the House might pass the Senate bill as-is faded last week, in part because the Senate’s frenzied, last-minute writing of the bill led to some glaring mistakes that will need to be mended. — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Susan Collins Says She’s Not a Definitive ‘Yes’ On Taxes," 10 Dec. 2017 After all of the drama and miscommunication before Hurricane Irma and all of the complicated rescheduling after the storm, Frost had the Knights frenzied and frothing at the mouth. — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Memo to UCF fans after rout of Memphis: You’re missing a great show," 1 Oct. 2017 Kerensky had defended revolutionaries in court and sometimes moved crowds to frenzy with his speeches. — Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, "What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?," 29 Sep. 2017 Although the current boom feels frenzied, Pappas has been working on the site since 1999, and the first residents moved in more than a decade ago to those houses in the mid-2000s. — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, "Caught up in booming places like South End? Don’t forget about Steele Creek and Berewick," 31 July 2017 As frenzied selling accelerated in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London, unfathomable amounts of wealth vanished in a matter of hours. — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, "After ‘Brexit’ Vote, Investors Are Gripped by a Panic Last Seen in 2008," 24 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'frenzy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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