feverish

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Before his senior year, he could become the centerpiece of a feverish bidding war between blue blood programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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

Neither lack for words, as they run through their grievance-filled monologues with a feverish mix of guilt and fury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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

By the time we arrived in Kimvula he felt feverish.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver