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or amuck
as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok
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Recent Examples of amok
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Fan theories run amok online, but Lillard doesn't pay attention to them.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Adverb
The Internet ran amok in his comic Worldtr33, toxic friendships became entangled in his Nice House On… books, the moneyed elite behaved badly in Exquisite Corpses.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Fan theories run amok online, but Lillard doesn't pay attention to them.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok, but the script isn’t always doing him favors.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amok
Adverb
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Instagram’s headquarters must have been frantically scrambling to make sure the traffic rushing to Ann Dowd’s account didn’t crash its servers?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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But 911 dispatchers didn't get the critical information to the many officers frantically searching for Denise Lee.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This has unintended consequences when both Batel and Spock share a vision that sends Spock into a berserk rage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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But that was before Watkins suffered a season-ending ACL tear and before UConn star Paige Bueckers went absolutely berserk, scoring 40 in the Sweet 16.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Mohammadi appeared to be a standout in wrestling, a sport that is wildly popular in Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Impacts for travelers due to the callouts have varied wildly by airport, and unpredictability could continue.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Since the 1990s, its nuclear deterrent has consisted of four Royal Navy submarines armed with Trident missiles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Under the modification, the General Dynamics subsidiary will aim to address supplier network bottlenecks that have delayed the delivery of the first submarine in the next-generation 12-vessel fleet of nuclear submarines.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Edge Spa, perched on the side of a precipice overlooking Alexander Creek, showcases ingredients grown or wild-harvested on site.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
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Most of the region's black walnuts are currently wild-foraged and sold by the pound at local hulling centers.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even when discussing this premise, his maniacal desire to win seeps through.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Keem’s trademark yawp gave his early work a demented sense of propulsion.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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Setting aside the gawking nature of certain style choices (the warped, swiveling, 360-degree shots used when someone starts talking about particularly demented ideas are nauseating on multiple levels), the series too closely mirrors its subjects’ insularity.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Amok.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amok. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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