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feeding frenzy
noun
Slang.a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.
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 thing
the media erupt into a feeding frenzy
Word History and Origins
Origin of feeding frenzy1
Example Sentences
We didn’t have the bandwidth for the feeding frenzy, and we figured we would find a rental house later, down the road.
It was authored by “Anonymous” — and the question of who might have written it set off a feeding frenzy of speculation.
“It feels like it’s a feeding frenzy off of people’s trauma and suffering.”
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.
Although the conditions are ideal for plants, the wet, heavily fertilized soil also creates a feeding frenzy for soil bacteria that release smog-forming pollution.
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