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fever pitch
noun
- a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people:
The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
fever pitch
noun
- a state of intense excitement
things were at fever pitch with the election coming up
Word History and Origins
Origin of fever pitch1
Example Sentences
Tuesday’s board meeting reached a fever pitch as some parents demanded that he be fired, while multiple students asked the district to consider their teacher’s character and not judge his entire career on one incident.
Rebecca Spencer, who lived in a flat above the Sharif's previous family home in West Byfleet, said she had also heard "constant crying" and "banging" which on one occasion had reached "fever pitch".
By this point, the buzz and attention surrounding the portly left-hander had reached a fever pitch, and the impact was as wide as it was sudden.
In more recent weeks, the Adams' administration has been roiled by the resignation of a number of top aides as new investigations grew to a fever pitch.
The theft of Aboriginal remains had long been normalised, she says, but reached a fever pitch in Tasmania as the number of its original inhabitants dwindled.
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