fevered

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Probably nowhere in the U.S. has the backlash reached a more fevered pitch than in Festus, a city of 14,000 near the Mississippi River and about 30 miles from St. Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The unlikely story of an American table tennis champion has become an end-of-year cinematic event in the United States, where it's due to be released on Thursday, with Chalamet-headed publicity garnering fevered attention.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“There’s a critical crisis that has been brewing for a while, and it’s reaching a fevered pitch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

He claims he has known for some time that he would not play, but why not make that public to end the fevered speculation that built ahead of his announcement?

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Their eyes shone with fevered madness, and each had a uniquely grotesque, disease-ridden shape.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda