fevered

With the psychological deftness of a cult leader, Trump is able to infiltrate the shadowed corners of America’s consciousness, casting a sinister silhouette that bends reality into a fevered hallucination of chaos and bloodlust.

As they bounced to a fevered version of Dog Days Are Over, and swooned to the gothic romance of Between Two Lungs, it was clear why Florence still inspires such devotion.

Unlike the sometimes fevered tone that now accompanies talk of the US-China rivalry, Walz suggested at the time that the two countries could cooperate on issues of global import, such as trade and climate change.

Hines was a marvel, not just with his fevered tap dancing and supple singing but with the sensitivity of his characterization.

A huge amount of time, thought and money goes into those segments: the fevered buildup, the halftime fat-chewing, the postgame bone picking.