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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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On the other hand, some parents thought that the frequency of the OP’s daughter’s tantrums might warrant an extra visit to the doctor’s office to be safe.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Most parents know the frustration of dealing with a child’s unexpected public tantrum.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Davis, wearing a particularly Bo Peep-y set of pink panniers, turns the character into a masterpiece of clownery, sulking delightfully and throwing magnificent tantrums while her arrangement of topknots—the hair designer is Robert Pickens—bounces on her head like a prize curly lamb.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The presidency must not be cowed by editorial board tantrums.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Most parents know the frustration of dealing with a child’s unexpected public tantrum.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Davis, wearing a particularly Bo Peep-y set of pink panniers, turns the character into a masterpiece of clownery, sulking delightfully and throwing magnificent tantrums while her arrangement of topknots—the hair designer is Robert Pickens—bounces on her head like a prize curly lamb.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The presidency must not be cowed by editorial board tantrums.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm 
: a fit of bad temper
Medical Definition
tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm
: a fit of bad temper
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