as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight
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Recent Examples of berserk
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
No matter what absurdities the Gemstones perpetrated or endured, the series always offered them second chances — and opportunities for performers like Edi Patterson, Walton Goggins, and McBride himself to go berserk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
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
Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
Noun
Only after the midway break did the floodgates open and the Fire go berserk on goal.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
No matter what absurdities the Gemstones perpetrated or endured, the series always offered them second chances — and opportunities for performers like Edi Patterson, Walton Goggins, and McBride himself to go berserk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berserk
Adverb
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Instead of frantically digging through a tote at security, everything stays organized, easy to grab, and surprisingly chic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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But what was meant to be a celebratory moment went terribly wrong just moments later when a fire was ignited, and the family frantically grabbed water bottles to put out the growing flames.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Proper's father also said his son had recently obtained camping gear, food, ballistic plates, a new shotgun, rifle, ammunition, magazines and plate carriers, the FBI said.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Its darkly comic opening chapters describe how the members of the Baltimore Gun Club find their ballistic talents surplus to requirements at the conclusion of the American Civil War (a conflict still ongoing as Verne wrote).—
Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Every cowboy needs a North Star, and for Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan that's his wife, Nicole Sheridan.—
Kaitlin Stevens,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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All these cowboys are starting to get along!—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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The local landscape in Shanghai is also getting even more crowded with a branch of the wildly-successful tour behind the scenes of the Harry Potter movies set to open there next year.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Fans hoped this mainstream spotlight would set the stage to rival the heydays of the wildly popular McGregor and Ronda Rousey, the judo specialist who incentivized the UFC to develop women’s divisions.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Iran was found to be out of compliance in the early 2000s due to a secret nuclear weapons program.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The United States entered the conflict seeking to eliminate Iran’s leverage, constrain its regional influence, and force it to accept strict limits on its nuclear program.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Verbinski’s latest, a genre-bending sci-fi that sees Sam Rockwell as a time-travelling madman recruiting help to save humanity from the threat of artificial intelligence, led the director to take a deep dive into new tools.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Two more runs scored in the fourth inning when Ohtani, Pages and Freeman strung together three consecutive two-out singles and Keller wild-pitched a run home.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The records indicate that Carradine had a history of anxiety, bipolar disorder, severe depression with psychotic features and prior suicide attempts.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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“Berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserk. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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