feeding frenzy
noun
plural feeding frenzies
1
: a frenzy of eating : a wildly aggressive attack of prey by an animal or group of animals
sharks in a feeding frenzy
Chemoreception seems to be highly developed in this snake and the smell of prey is sufficient to initiate a feeding frenzy.—
Douglas Cable et al.
Douglas Cable et al.2
: an intensely and often wildly competitive and aggressive human activity likened to frenzied feeding by predatory animals
They do not relish the journalistic feeding frenzy that will greet the senator's likely appearance on the witness stand.—U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportMost of the Westerners who attended the heavily hyped sale knew very little about Soviet art—or the Soviet Union for that matter—but were whipped into a feeding frenzy by the historic excitement of the moment.—Harlow Robinson
Harlow RobinsonExamples of feeding frenzy in a Sentence
sharks in a feeding frenzy
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The new cuts could be read as a personal tiff with very specific artists or as a Brooklyn rap obsessive reflecting on a mass-media and major-label feeding frenzy out west.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The situation grew to new extremes during the pandemic, when the hot housing market became a feeding frenzy for investors; in the second quarter of 2021 alone, the number of residential properties bought by companies hit an all-time high of 67,943, according to Redfin.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s new reporting that Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy will be retiring in 2025, and immediately, that has turned into a feeding frenzy of who might be poised to replace her.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The observations are revealing more about the feeding frenzy of black holes and how their insatiable appetites can shape entire galaxies.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The situation grew to new extremes during the pandemic, when the hot housing market became a feeding frenzy for investors; in the second quarter of 2021 alone, the number of residential properties bought by companies hit an all-time high of 67,943, according to Redfin.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s new reporting that Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy will be retiring in 2025, and immediately, that has turned into a feeding frenzy of who might be poised to replace her.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The observations are revealing more about the feeding frenzy of black holes and how their insatiable appetites can shape entire galaxies.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feeding frenzy
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“Feeding frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20frenzy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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