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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
Battles have raged since 2007 over whether the Supreme Court decided the original case properly.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Fennell’s answer was lighter fluid to English majors’ fire, one that has raged online ever since Elordi was announced to play Emily Brontë’s Byronic hero in 2024.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The secretary also spoke about the anti-regime protests that have raged in Iran since late December.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
When the Eaton fire raged through neighborhoods in Altadena, the flames leveled three-quarters of the homes served by the tiny Las Flores Water Co.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
LACoFD officials said that multiple propane tanks exploded as the fire raged and that some hazardous metals, like titanium, also burned.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Fennell’s answer was lighter fluid to English majors’ fire, one that has raged online ever since Elordi was announced to play Emily Brontë’s Byronic hero in 2024.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The secretary also spoke about the anti-regime protests that have raged in Iran since late December.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
When the Eaton fire raged through neighborhoods in Altadena, the flames leveled three-quarters of the homes served by the tiny Las Flores Water Co.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
LACoFD officials said that multiple propane tanks exploded as the fire raged and that some hazardous metals, like titanium, also burned.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
Verb
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Then Balint stormed out of the hearing.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In August 2024, students stormed her official residence, smashing walls and looting its contents, forcing her to flee into neighboring India and exile.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, as Indiana steamed toward the national-title game, Cuban gave even more.—
Keith O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Those earlier rules allowed power plants that burned a particularly dirty form of coal called lignite coal to emit more mercury than plants that burned other forms of the fossil fuel.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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Burn rates rise during times of high network activity, sometimes leading to more ETH being burned than minted through block rewards.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On Saturday morning, Biles ordered breakfast room service (eggs, boiled or scrambled) and visited a local gym.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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To prepare ayahuasca, a plant containing DMT is boiled with another plant that contains a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), such as harmaline, and the resulting brew is then consumed.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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Wilson fumed in silence for a few minutes as Adebayo drove.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Knight shook her head and reiterated that this was indeed her final Olympic game.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Their deaths shook this state and the nation.—
Kenety S. Gee,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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