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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 a then unknown reaction to an antibiotic raged its internal war, my body began to shut down.
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Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
At least those two are always at the forefront of the heated debate that has raged on for over a decade.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The agencies asserted that the Belgian Congo gave more raw materials to the Allies than anywhere else in Africa, no minor propaganda point in these years when hunger for materials raged.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Twenty years ago on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Category 5 storm, raged into New Orleans, and laid the soul of our nation bare.
—Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has raged against the Fed and Powell, specifically, for holding rates steady through the year after cutting them twice under former President Biden.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
In the nearly two years that war has raged in Gaza, Netanyahu has become ever more explicit in his refusal of a two-state solution.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Rhys Jones, a travel insurance specialist at GoCompare, told CNBC that the price comparison website has increasingly been receiving inquiries about what how to handle traveling in an area were wildfires raged at one point, or if there's a risk of blazes.
—Sophie Kiderlin,sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Chaos raged for three days between members of the Black and Hasidic Jewish communities after a Hasidic man hit a Black child with his car.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
At least those two are always at the forefront of the heated debate that has raged on for over a decade.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The agencies asserted that the Belgian Congo gave more raw materials to the Allies than anywhere else in Africa, no minor propaganda point in these years when hunger for materials raged.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Twenty years ago on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Category 5 storm, raged into New Orleans, and laid the soul of our nation bare.
—Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has raged against the Fed and Powell, specifically, for holding rates steady through the year after cutting them twice under former President Biden.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
In the nearly two years that war has raged in Gaza, Netanyahu has become ever more explicit in his refusal of a two-state solution.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Rhys Jones, a travel insurance specialist at GoCompare, told CNBC that the price comparison website has increasingly been receiving inquiries about what how to handle traveling in an area were wildfires raged at one point, or if there's a risk of blazes.
—Sophie Kiderlin,sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Chaos raged for three days between members of the Black and Hasidic Jewish communities after a Hasidic man hit a Black child with his car.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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Florida State was fined $50,000 after fans stormed the field following Saturday’s 31-17 victory over Alabama, becoming the first team in the ACC to receive the fine following the conference’s policy change in July.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Separately, the United Nations said Houthi authorities stormed its premises in areas under their control in Yemen and detained at least 11 personnel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The one-Michelin-star kitchen highlights Cantonese dishes, from Xing grouper steamed in lotus leaves to a too-pretty-to-eat tofu chrysanthemum flower.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, green tea leaves are dried and often rolled or steamed to preserve their flavor and aroma before being packaged as loose leaves or in tea bags.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Up to half of the milk products used had been boiled, which would have pasteurized the milk.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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