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febrile

[fee-bruhl, feb-ruhl, fee-brahyl] / ˈfi brəl, ˈfɛb rəl, ˈfi braɪl /


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Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The rationale is understandable given the current febrile markets, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

Those who sued during that febrile and fractious period generated considerable anger among PGA Tour players, who felt money that belonged to them as members was being channelled into the pockets of lawyers instead.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

The articles suited the tenor of the moment established by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s febrile accusations of Communist influence in every corner of government.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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