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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
In December last year, as debate raged about whether Arsenal had become too reliant on goals from dead-ball situations, their fans honoured the club’s set-piece coach Nicolas Jover with a mural in the Hornsey Road tunnel next to the Emirates Stadium.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In China, manufacturers have been cracking down on price wars that have raged due to fierce competition.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The war between Ukraine and Russia has raged since Russia invaded in 2022.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The most harrowing stop came in November 2023 as the war between Ukraine and Russia raged.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.
—Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
While the fire raged, officials urged residents in the area to stay indoors.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Morocco Anti-government protests fueled by anger over Morocco pouring money into preparations for the 2030 World Cup instead of public services have raged in the country for nearly a week.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Total terror raged for a month or more.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In China, manufacturers have been cracking down on price wars that have raged due to fierce competition.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The war between Ukraine and Russia has raged since Russia invaded in 2022.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The most harrowing stop came in November 2023 as the war between Ukraine and Russia raged.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.
—Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
While the fire raged, officials urged residents in the area to stay indoors.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Morocco Anti-government protests fueled by anger over Morocco pouring money into preparations for the 2030 World Cup instead of public services have raged in the country for nearly a week.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Total terror raged for a month or more.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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As Corona del Mar (7-0, 2-0) put the final touches on the Bravo League victory, the Sea Kings’ students stormed the field for a wild celebration.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Furious that everyone else had seen this, Leo jumped down from the flatbed trailer, tossed his guitar into the bonfire, and stormed off into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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News Round-Up The USA’s Under-20s steamed into the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Chile yesterday, wiping the floor with Italy.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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While visiting, travelers can explore century-old shops and eat lobster boiled straight out of the ocean.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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The abacá fibers are harvested three times a year, cut, stripped, dried and bundled before being boiled and pressed into sheets for shipping to Taiwan.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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