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as in stormed
to express one's anger usually violently
the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing
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as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter
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Recent Examples of raged
As in the Hursh case, a battle over discovery in Nida — that is, a fight to see documents — raged for more than a year before attorneys won the right to see the State Farm documents and depose executives.
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J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 31 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
As the legal process raged on, Fortnite was not available on those app stores.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The war, initially expected to be a brief campaign, raged on for four years from Virginia to the Arizona territory and claimed as many as 750,000 lives on both sides.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
To the stories and history of his grandparents in the El Salvador of the 1980s when a horrific civil war raged.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The rest of the crew cowered at the table while the fight raged on just an arm’s length away.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout that decade, a massive epidemic of diphtheria raged across the countries of the former Soviet Union.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the past week, a battle raged between actor Timothée Chalamet and the realm of opera and ballet following his disparaging remarks about the art forms during a town hall in Austin.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 31 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
As the legal process raged on, Fortnite was not available on those app stores.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The war, initially expected to be a brief campaign, raged on for four years from Virginia to the Arizona territory and claimed as many as 750,000 lives on both sides.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
To the stories and history of his grandparents in the El Salvador of the 1980s when a horrific civil war raged.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The rest of the crew cowered at the table while the fight raged on just an arm’s length away.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout that decade, a massive epidemic of diphtheria raged across the countries of the former Soviet Union.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the past week, a battle raged between actor Timothée Chalamet and the realm of opera and ballet following his disparaging remarks about the art forms during a town hall in Austin.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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Paras Griffin / Getty Images Instead, investigators say the suspects stormed the studio, separated the victims and used firearms during the attack.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Angered when his ally Munim Khan was replaced by Shams-ud-din as vakil (prime minister), Adham Khan, who was already resentful after his recall from Malwa, stormed into the court with his supporters on May 16, 1562, and murdered Shams-ud-din in the audience hall.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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And yet somehow they've been relegated to the back of the plate for years, steamed into submission and served without fanfare.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
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Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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When money is received, the group works with wildlife managers if a location needs to be sheared, burned or bulldozed.—
Andrew Weeks,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many paper records were burned when General Sherman’s army marched across the state in 1865.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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About 100 volunteers spent a couple hours at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on March 21 combining ingredients that when boiled in water would become 30,000 meals for those in need.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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This means water from the tap should be boiled for at least five minutes before drinking.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Trump has similarly fumed at Thune, going so far as to refuse to sign bills until the SAVE America Act reaches his desk.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … POLITICS ‘NO AUTHORIZATION’ – DHS exposes background of NYC city council employee after Mamdani fumed over arrest.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The vicious murder that followed shook Kansas City to its core and to this day, no one knows for certain who snuck into Leila Welsh’s bedroom and brutally murdered her that morning.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Magnus shook his head, his damp hair flopping against the back of his neck.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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