feverish

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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The final round had both swinging for the rafters and the crowd rose to their feet in feverish anticipation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

The run-up has seen none of the feverish public rallies that Suu Kyi could command, with just a smattering of low-key events.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Beyond paintings, objects with unique back stories including dinosaur bones and sports memorabilia also saw feverish bidding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

There wasn’t a house that hadn’t feverish children and sick parents.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck