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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Lozano did not accompany the team to Portland last Saturday for its final regular-season game after what sources described as a locker room tantrum when he was subbed out at halftime of the previous game at Houston.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Why punish people who are applying for food stamps because the president is having a temper tantrum?
—NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
As Bob throws a tantrum with the resistance’s obstinate operator, Sensei procures a rifle for Bob too.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her temper tantrums were defo minimize.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Why punish people who are applying for food stamps because the president is having a temper tantrum?
—NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
As Bob throws a tantrum with the resistance’s obstinate operator, Sensei procures a rifle for Bob too.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her temper tantrums were defo minimize.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tantrum
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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