air rage

noun

Definition of air ragenext
as in road rage

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Recent Examples of air rage From yelling at crew members to fighting fellow passengers, airline crew have to deal with incidents of air rage each year. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 There’s road rage, air rage, gas rage and now, coming to South Florida, World Cup ticket rage. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Alcohol use and nicotine withdrawal Alcohol is a dominant precipitant of air rage incidents. — Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025 Airlines have had plenty of warnings, from the drunken passenger who defecated on a meal cart to the epidemic of air rage during the pandemic. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for air rage
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  1. road rage
  2. pet
  3. heat
Noun
  • His lack of road diplomacy—his road rage—is heightened to psychopathic degrees and puts everyone in his path at risk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Victor Romero should not be out on bail for the cold-blooded killing of Koran Irvine during a road rage incident.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of road rage
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  • Don’t eat it, give it to anyone else or offer it to your pets.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • These days, Maron is still having conversations with his pets.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pet
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  • Multiple modules can sit aboard a single barge to deliver up to 600 MWe of constant electricity and high-temperature industrial heat.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Over that period, the Maillard reaction causes sugars and amino acids to react under heat, which gradually turns the cloves dark.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of heat

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