febrile
Example Sentences
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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
The revs are but an airy figment in your febrile mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
HHV-6B infects roughly 90 percent of children by age two and is best known for causing roseola infantum -- or "sixth disease" -- the most common cause of febrile seizures in young children.
From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026
Two years ago, England pushed Australia close in both of the defeats - after the febrile, wildly undulating and frequently pyrotechnic Edgbaston and Lord's Tests, England had scored 34.6 runs per wicket to Australia's 35.8.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
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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