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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
My friend told me that protests had also raged in working-class areas along Tabarsi Boulevard, on the other side of the city, and in the suburbs of Sakhtaman and Sayedi.
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Firefighters had to enter apartments to shield people who were trapped near windows as flames raged.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Sudan’s civil war has raged past the 1,000-day milestone with 150,000 people reportedly killed and more than 13 million displaced.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The president achieved one of those goals by securing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war that raged in Gaza.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Misinformation and disinformation about health raged on and on, with people and bots making claims that fostered distrust of healthcare professionals.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The violence has raged on despite a decree issued by Sharaa on Friday assuring the legal status and cultural rights of Syrian Kurdish citizens.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
The debate over Tylenol and autism has raged for years.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Firefighters had to enter apartments to shield people who were trapped near windows as flames raged.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Sudan’s civil war has raged past the 1,000-day milestone with 150,000 people reportedly killed and more than 13 million displaced.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The president achieved one of those goals by securing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war that raged in Gaza.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Misinformation and disinformation about health raged on and on, with people and bots making claims that fostered distrust of healthcare professionals.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The violence has raged on despite a decree issued by Sharaa on Friday assuring the legal status and cultural rights of Syrian Kurdish citizens.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
The debate over Tylenol and autism has raged for years.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 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
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Roark had just steamed some milk.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some have had to abandon their homes, with all of their belongings still inside, only to find out later that those houses were burned to the ground.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson, who was critically burned while responding to a house fire in Fort Worth's historic Southside last September, shared a powerful response following a Tarrant County grand jury's decision not to charge the suspect in that fire with arson.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 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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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
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Miso contains several bacterial strains as long as it isn't boiled or heated.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2026
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Claxton boiled it down to the same thing, only with a player’s bluntness.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 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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Wilson fumed in silence for a few minutes as Adebayo drove.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This should have people across the country absolutely shook.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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The birth of Endeavor startled Hollywood, but Endeavor’s subsequent takeover of powerhouse William Morris shook the town to its core.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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