as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
reports of a crazed man running berserkly through traffic at a major intersection
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Adverb
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Egyptian officials are frantically searching for an ancient limestone painting taken from an ancient tomb — the latest in a series of high-profile artifact thefts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025 -
To plug the gaps, faculty have been frantically applying for nonfederal sources of money.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The agents at Slough House are renowned for the incompetence that landed them there, but there have been, of course, plenty of times when their instincts are sound, their actions are noble, and they’re wildly underestimated, just like their flatulent boss.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Lamb's Quarters Lamb's quarters is a wild-growing green that's very high in calcium.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
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Cancer occurs when normal cells mutate and grow uncontrollably.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Berserkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserkly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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