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
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The romance reveal has created a frenzy in the Bravo universe because Miller and Wilson had a very public breakup after dating for a few months during the show's eighth season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
The buying frenzy, which involved adult collectors and resellers, also caused some children to cry.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
The housing market has cooled considerably since earlier this decade, when rock-bottom mortgage rates set off a frenzy that sent home prices soaring.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The British press was sent into a frenzy last week when Mills was fired from his role as host of the most beloved breakfast show in the country on Radio 2.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The romance reveal has created a frenzy in the Bravo universe because Miller and Wilson had a very public breakup after dating for a few months during the show's eighth season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
The buying frenzy, which involved adult collectors and resellers, also caused some children to cry.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
The housing market has cooled considerably since earlier this decade, when rock-bottom mortgage rates set off a frenzy that sent home prices soaring.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzy
Noun
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His shot missed, deflecting glass onto Long Khac Nguyen’s face and setting him off on an immediate rampage, shooting several hostages, three fatally.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Auriemma, at age 41 and in his 10th season at UConn, led a team headlined by All-Americans Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti and Kara Wolters on a 35-0 rampage to secure the first undefeated season and national championship in UConn history.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Think the Labubu doll craze and the food and drinks chains.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Think the Labubu doll craze and the food and drinks chains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But what do designers think about the resurgence of the heavily curtained look, which was all the rage in the 1980s?—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier has also gone out of his way to weaken criminal cases that don’t dovetail with his philosophy, including an Orlando road-rage case where a man was shot to death.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Heat’s third matchup of the season against the Raptors didn’t go well either, as Toronto’s length on the defensive end again bothered Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, Melton strained his left thumb — and that clearly bothered him.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Camilla’s been getting the brunt of Sarah’s fury.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Administrators found that without their phones, students were using school laptops for distracting activities like watching YouTube or playing games, rather than learning.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Do something small to distract from the heaviness of burnout.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the hysteria comes in.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dating back to Elvis Presley hysteria and Beatlemania, society has a long history of devotion to famous artists.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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In such environments, gravitational encounters can pair black holes together or disturb existing pairs, leading to the mixed spin orientations and more complex motion seen in the data.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Werner said there is one charge, an accusation of participating in an encampment that disturbed university operations, which violates the faculty code of conduct.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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