feeding frenzy

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noun

Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.

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Origin of feeding frenzy

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby feeding frenzy

feedgrain, feedhorn, feeding, feeding bottle, feeding cup, feeding frenzy, feeding tube, feed-in tariff, feedlot, feed one's face, feed someone a line

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How to use feeding frenzy in a sentence

It was like a feeding frenzy, and everybody wants to get in on it.
Astros bounce back to beat the Braves in Game 2, send the World Series to Atlanta tied|Chelsea Janes, Scott Allen, Adam Kilgore|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
The past few months have been a feeding frenzy, with new highs almost daily.
NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World—But They Could Change So Much More|Andrew R. Chow|March 22, 2021|Time
Hydrocarbon-degrading microbes also assisted by having a feeding frenzy near the wellspring.
5 famous environmental disasters where humans and nature healed together|Meera Subramanian|February 16, 2021|Popular-Science
Before anyone starts handing out cigars, let’s see what lessons can be drawn from the feeding frenzy of recent days.
GameStop plunges again as the retail rally fades|Bernhard Warner|February 2, 2021|Fortune

Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He did not mention rectal feeding, but perhaps he was not fully briefed.
The Media's Pro-Torture Cheerleaders|Jedediah Purdy|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least five detainees were subjected to “rectal feeding” or “rectal hydration,” without any documented medical need.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One detainee was bent over for a rectal feeding that involved Ensure, the protein shake.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf|Louisa Treger|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three immatures were collected and adults were seen feeding young fledglings at Pisté.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
A small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
I visited this nest several times, and saw the old bird feeding her young.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith

British Dictionary definitions for feeding frenzy

feeding frenzy

noun

a phenomenon in which aquatic predators, esp sharks, become so excited when eating that they attack each other

a period of intense excitement over or interest in a person or thingthe media erupt into a feeding frenzy

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