as in brutality
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the attack The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.
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Others are targeting the market with ferocity owing to the substantial revenue opportunity.
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 July 2024
In a world of great-power competition, economic inequality, and dazzling technological capabilities, where ideologies as well as pathogens spread with viral ferocity, the stakes are too high and the consequences too dire to simply stick with what worked in the past and hope for the best.
—Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
The new album teems with the band’s signature brilliant noise, with the ferocity of Mdou’s guitar playing as its backbone.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Despite their reputation for ferocity, the mullahs have been reluctant to use indiscriminate force.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2023
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 July 2024
In a world of great-power competition, economic inequality, and dazzling technological capabilities, where ideologies as well as pathogens spread with viral ferocity, the stakes are too high and the consequences too dire to simply stick with what worked in the past and hope for the best.
—Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
The new album teems with the band’s signature brilliant noise, with the ferocity of Mdou’s guitar playing as its backbone.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Despite their reputation for ferocity, the mullahs have been reluctant to use indiscriminate force.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2023
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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