fever pitch

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The Knicks’ playoff run has been creating major buzz, which should hit a fever pitch during the Finals.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The agency briefly took the map down altogether, around the same time that protests about the possibility of a physical wall in Big Bend National Park reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The marketing of artists after their deaths has reached a fever pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nervousness around AI seems to have reached fever pitch.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The Rhinecliff game always cranked school spirit up to fever pitch, and the pep rally proved it.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman