as in rampage
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death
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as in to craze
to cause to go insane or as if insane
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of frenzy
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
While Missouri’s new map was aimed at carving up Kansas City, the redistricting frenzy is affecting voters — and election officials — across the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
That interlude marked the height of the Dot Com frenzy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Barker crashed the boards for an offensive rebound before getting the game-winning opportunity that sent Moda Center into a frenzy.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Next most devastating to marine ecosystems has been the region’s building frenzy.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
While Missouri’s new map was aimed at carving up Kansas City, the redistricting frenzy is affecting voters — and election officials — across the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
That interlude marked the height of the Dot Com frenzy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Barker crashed the boards for an offensive rebound before getting the game-winning opportunity that sent Moda Center into a frenzy.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzy
Noun
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Legendary television executive Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant), the managing director of Corinium, is on a rampage.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Discovery Channel is getting in on the KPop Demon Hunters craze in a very unique way — a new Shark Week special starring two of the film’s actors.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Both Shallow and her daughter are nature crazed, with Shallow’s childhood centering on walks in the woods and yoga classes while Ama’s is more about trips to the beach.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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High protein diets are all the rage nowadays—and for good reason.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2026
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Ménochet is a scary wonder as Marc, a great bear of a man who is chillingly adept at hiding his rage and possessiveness under the guise of a gentle, enlightened ascetic.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Now the dog is back to bothering her brother and showing off her sassy personality.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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This is a nakedly partisan power grab, and state officials haven’t really bothered to deny it.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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That climaxes in a kaleidoscope of styles where Esteban, directing one scene, erupts in fury, reverting to a verbal and physical violence which Emilia obviously knew and suffered as child, Sorogoyen explains.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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What’s that famous saying about hell hath no fury?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2026
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But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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Inside an intimate pub, however, filling out the scene with empty tables could distract from the hurried, nervous nature of the filmmaker’s original intent.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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People forget about the Monkeypox hysteria after COVID in 2023.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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And that’s why there was a minor case of hysteria when Hillsborough County officials recently suggested the team’s June 1 deadline of finalizing the agreement would not likely be accommodated.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Instead of relying on a traditional metal antenna to capture a signal, the system uses lasers to monitor how incoming radio waves disturb the atoms.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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