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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
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
What unfolds is not just a thriller about biotechnology run amok, but a cautionary tale about a culture where the line between health and the pursuit of a narrow beauty ideal is troublingly blurry.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Adverb
But the days of the conference running amok in collegiate football are ending.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
What unfolds is not just a thriller about biotechnology run amok, but a cautionary tale about a culture where the line between health and the pursuit of a narrow beauty ideal is troublingly blurry.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 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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Instead, the Slovenian James Harden is showing the exact same limitations and attitudes that saw Dallas frantically dump him.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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People hurl wooden crates overboard, tumble off rafts, and frantically don life jackets—sometimes all at once.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 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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Texas’s wildly divergent polls have found everything from a Talarico surge into first place to a solid Crockett lead.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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March is very much a winter month in the Upper Midwest, though the weather can vary wildly.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That deal, which required Iran to limit its nuclear program by, among other things, cutting enrichment levels and reducing centrifuges, took effect in 2016 and was due to expire 10 years after it was adopted.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Trump has been mulling the attacks for days, amid ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program that had been due to continue next week.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 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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Another surgeon recounted a case of a woman who started to bleed uncontrollably midway through surgery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Colloquial slang in reverence to the most maniacal competitors.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Clearly, a straight line can be drawn from Lola to Moira Rose, the maniacal former soap-opera star, wig enthusiast, and erratic wife/mom on Schitt’s Creek (for which Catherine won an Emmy and a Golden Globe).—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2026.
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