paroxysm

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Just a day into its paroxysm, the eruption noticeably calmed down, and it seemed possible that it would die out in a matter of days.

From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023

In McPherson’s account, Northern support for Brown’s cause “provoked a paroxysm of anger more intense than the original reaction to the raid.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

There was a time, I assume, when people were less freaked out about this, but maybe the Victorians destroyed that and left us in this paroxysm that we can't get out of.

From Salon • May 22, 2022

It’s part jazz concert, part public paroxysm, part spiritual communion.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

The paroxysm of blinking made me pity the poor man.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez