as in rampage
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death
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as in to craze
to cause to go insane or as if insane
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of frenzy
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Naturally, the two-minute video caused an online frenzy, as fans quickly speculated that Hemsworth was preemptively saying goodbye ahead of his final go-round as Thor.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Though the show stretches across eight 45-minute episodes, diving into countless details and fantastical beings, its pacing often stalls, leading to a humdrum tone instead of a display frenzied with action.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
On the first playoff hole, both Rose and Spaun drained long-range birdies, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Naturally, the two-minute video caused an online frenzy, as fans quickly speculated that Hemsworth was preemptively saying goodbye ahead of his final go-round as Thor.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
By now, enough time has passed that the flight has faded from daily conversation — around the Blue Jays, the Dodgers and a baseball industry that at the time had frenzied over the situation.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Though the show stretches across eight 45-minute episodes, diving into countless details and fantastical beings, its pacing often stalls, leading to a humdrum tone instead of a display frenzied with action.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzy
Noun
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That was a distraction from the perpetual confusion in that first year of Covid, which in itself was a distraction from much of Trump’s rampage through Washington.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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The stabbing rampage that took place Saturday, July 26, left 11 people injured before onlookers, one of them apparently armed with a handgun, subdued the suspect in the parking lot outside the store just before police arrived, police said.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Another crazed superfan maybe?—
Erica Gonzales,
ELLE,
23 Mar. 2023
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Ellie, crazed and exhausted, emerges into the cold air in a cloud of smoke.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2023
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The Rainmaker is a taut thriller driven by relentless cynicism toward the state of the legal profession and simmering rage at the state of the health insurance industry.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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As protests rage at home, Iran's theocratic government is increasingly flexing its military muscle abroad.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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And sure, heartbreak is universal, but to borrow another phrase: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Olivia Rodrigo is currently one of its loudest voices (again, a compliment).—
Jessi Roti,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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After one of the district’s last historic buildings was torn down in recent years, sparking fury and outcry, a movement began with an eye toward rebuilding Chinatown, and the DCVC was founded.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Listen for the signs Notifications, newsfeeds and WhatsApp groups are distracting you from making a difference with your work.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Investigators believe Kernodle went up the stairs toward Mogen's room, which could've distracted Kohberger, Gilbertson said.—
Kayna Whitworth,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The child then reportedly ran, sparking hysteria on an escalator at the Vine City railway station as passengers crowded onto it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
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Somewhere around the seventh inning, the hysteria really set in.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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