fever pitch
a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
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How to use fever pitch in a sentence
By the beginning of the year, those rumblings reached a fever pitch as the marketing and public relations industry began launching platforms like Publicist, which is geared toward freelancers.
‘It’s just a new way of thinking’: Why consulting firm We Are Rosie is paying departing employees | Kimeko McCoy | August 27, 2021 | DigidayAs employee burnout reaches a pandemic-induced fever pitch, more companies are desperately looking for ways to keep staff productive and happy.
‘We’re putting the power back in our employees’ hands’: Why a marketing tech company is giving employees a paid week off | Kimeko McCoy | August 6, 2021 | DigidayOver the past three years gang-related violence has gone from accidental by-products of protests against presidential incompetence to a fever pitch of terrorism and opportunistic crimes by marauding gangsters.
The Murder of Haiti's President Presents a Rare Chance for the World to Actually Help the Country | Dimitry Elias Léger | July 14, 2021 | TimeBy Kristina Prokop, CEO and co-founder, EyeotaAs we move deeper into 2021, the desperate search for identity solutions that can smooth marketing organizations’ transitions to a cookieless world is reaching a fever pitch.
Public lands were in the midst of boom times, in Maryland and across the country, even before pandemic restrictions drove interest in outdoor spaces to a fever pitch.
Visitors flock to Maryland’s state parks as officials consider reservations to manage crowds | Bryn Stole | June 16, 2021 | Washington Post
Now, the exasperation on both sides is reaching a fever pitch.
The civil war has reached a fever pitch and your battalion has recovered eight bodies floating downstream this week alone.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree years on, the demands for some kind of reparation have reached fever pitch.
Barclays CEO Resigns: Scandal Links to Bank of England | Peter Jukes | July 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPanic about a possible Greek default and euro exit—and the crisis spreading worldwide—is at a fever pitch.
Chaos Over New Elections Deepens Fear of a Greece Chain Reaction | Zachary Karabell | May 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the country's legendary party scene is at a fever pitch.
Brazil’s Surge in Violence Against Gays Is Just Getting Worse | Kristian Jebsen | April 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, indeed, the noble Spanish blood of the audience is aroused to fever pitch.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockPublic feeling among the drummer-boys rose to fever pitch and the lives of Jakin and Lew became unenviable.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard KiplingBut his cruel insults now quashed despair and roused dormant indignation to fever pitch.
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk | Baroness OrczyThe20 thought of Dorothy raised the girl's state of excitement almost to fever pitch.
A Girl in Ten Thousand | L. T. MeadeThis victory would surely damp the enthusiasm of the rebels, and raise that of the loyalists to fever pitch.
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British Dictionary definitions for fever pitch
a state of intense excitement: things were at fever pitch with the election coming up
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