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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
Homicides increased in 2019 and again in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic raged and cities across the country saw similar spikes, but declined each of the next four years, the data show.
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Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
For a long time the war that raged inside my soul was all of my intellectual hatred of religion versus the religious art that deeply moved me, especially music.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Across the game, the crowd raged with injustice and annoyance at a refereeing performance Bayern supporters will mutter about for years.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Neighbors alerted each other as the fire raged on their block.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Combat in southern India raged until 1784.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Legal battles raged on for months in state and federal courts.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The latest attempts to remap the South come after political battles have raged for months in other states.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Much of eastern Congo, about 1,000 miles from Kinshasa, has been plagued by violence for decades, a legacy of regional wars that raged in the region in the 1990s and early 2000s.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
For a long time the war that raged inside my soul was all of my intellectual hatred of religion versus the religious art that deeply moved me, especially music.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Across the game, the crowd raged with injustice and annoyance at a refereeing performance Bayern supporters will mutter about for years.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Neighbors alerted each other as the fire raged on their block.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Combat in southern India raged until 1784.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Legal battles raged on for months in state and federal courts.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The latest attempts to remap the South come after political battles have raged for months in other states.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Much of eastern Congo, about 1,000 miles from Kinshasa, has been plagued by violence for decades, a legacy of regional wars that raged in the region in the 1990s and early 2000s.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
Verb
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Activists said Israeli forces stormed their vessels, smashed engines and detained some of those aboard.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Rather, the fabric should be steamed from behind or from a distance.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And it's completely crashed and burned.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The intense feud between the rappers burned bright in 2024, culminating with Lamar taking the Super Bowl halftime show stage and winning five Grammy Awards for the diss track.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2026
Verb
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When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 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
Verb
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Sweet potatoes can be baked, roasted, or boiled and pair well with both sweet and savory flavors, including cinnamon, butter, and olive oil.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
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Similar to potatoes, they can be baked, boiled, fried, or added to soups and stews.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
9 May 2026
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For years, Red Sox fans fumed over the Panda, a beloved Giant who morphed into an expensive New England disaster.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
1 May 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
Verb
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Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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The writer-director sets her sophomore feature barely two years after the country shook off the despot’s iron grip.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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