run rampant
idiom
: to be very common or to spread very quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
Rumors of her engagement ran rampant.
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Stories of loose canines wandering the streets run rampant through a quiet Miami Gardens community where 71-year-old Doreen Richards Broadbelt lived for over a decade before being mauled to death by dogs on her morning walk to work on Labor Day.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, misinformation has also run rampant in the digital age.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The language of war has run rampant among far-right influencers since Kirk’s shooting.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, misinformation has also run rampant in the digital age.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The language of war has run rampant among far-right influencers since Kirk’s shooting.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Run rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20rampant. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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