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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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The brand will also bring a unique in-person shopping experience to Indy as Primark does not sell products online, operating solely as a brick-and-mortar store, a rarity in the age of rabid online shopping.
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Based on a True Story began as a response to the rabid popularity of true-crime podcasts.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Sticking with players who entered this season unknown to all the but the most rabid CFF fans, Army's dynamic QB is worth a look.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Based on a True Story began as a response to the rabid popularity of true-crime podcasts.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Sticking with players who entered this season unknown to all the but the most rabid CFF fans, Army's dynamic QB is worth a look.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabid
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Jim Clash covers extreme adventure and classic rock.Jim Clash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Now, police are taking extreme action The police department is trying something new: sending a letter to the business where the person had their last drink.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paco, a punk rocker played by a ferocious Héctor Medina, is among those who take this drastic measure and is sent away.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Angry tropics calmed for about a decade, until 2017, when Harvey and Irma hit the Gulf Coast with ferocious intensity.Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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The frantic search for a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who went overboard has been called off.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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But the occasionally frantic ex-jock and the gentlemanly straight man had instant chemistry.Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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From the first supernal image of rain on a green field, Jean-Luc Godard’s Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie) approaches the mystical with a sense of radical awe.Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fernanda Torres plays Eunice, mother to Marcelo and his four siblings; her life is changed forever when her politically active, if not especially radical husband Rubens (Selton Mello) is taken away for questioning after a visit by military police.Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Created in the aftermath of the Civil War, the Seventh Cavalry regularly engaged in violent clashes with Native Americans.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
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In late 2023, violent winter storms walloped the pier, significantly damaging it.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Many Southern California hikers are furious, convinced the move was unnecessary.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Harry’s denial is furious and while a struggle to remove Erzsébet from their home ensues, his father disappears.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
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The astrolabe was a revolutionary tool for calculating celestial positions and local time.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Dec. 2024
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In a country with a conservative Muslim society, the students have leaned into the language of left-wing revolutionary politics.Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Rabid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabid. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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