Word of the Day: ferocious
The word ferocious has appeared in 210 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 13 in “Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief” by Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire:
When part of a Himalayan glacier near Nepal’s border with Tibet collapsed late last month, the ferocious water and debris that barreled through the gorge wiped out almost everything in their path for tens of miles.
Daily Word Challenge
Can you correctly use the word ferocious in a sentence?
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If you want a better idea of how ferocious can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com. You can also visit this guide to learn how to use IPA symbols to show how different words are pronounced.
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