as in crazes
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage
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as in storms
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 steams
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 rages
Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
So do a group of people at The Choir Room in Nashville, a group of adults from different racial and ethic backgrounds, age rages, religious identities and even singing backgrounds who join together to produce a sweet, singular sound.
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2025
But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Expect the list of targets to get longer tomorrow night as one of the most vital shows on TV rages on like a pissed off Eric Cartman.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
At present, the governing coalition is attempting to revive some elements of the judicial reform even as the war in Gaza rages.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Then, a police-like force rages through their East Village neighborhood, threatening Renata’s friends, lovers, and the memories of those who have died.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Fighting still rages on between rival militaries in eastern Congo, some backed by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The streaming service also aired the Cowboys-Commanders game earlier today, while the Broncos and Chiefs will face off this evening on Amazon Prime Video as the streaming wars’ live sports event theater rages on.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
The Penn State Nittany Lions' search for a new head coach rages on.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While the College Football Playoff debate rages on, Texas football continued to build for the future by signing 23 players as part of its 2026 class.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
As the battle rages on at Montecalvo, a smaller battle, though no less consequential, is unfolding at Vilgefortz’s secret lair.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The brand of non-violent resistance that once made Suu Kyi’s name has been all but forgotten since the coup as civil war rages.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
So do a group of people at The Choir Room in Nashville, a group of adults from different racial and ethic backgrounds, age rages, religious identities and even singing backgrounds who join together to produce a sweet, singular sound.
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2025
But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Expect the list of targets to get longer tomorrow night as one of the most vital shows on TV rages on like a pissed off Eric Cartman.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
At present, the governing coalition is attempting to revive some elements of the judicial reform even as the war in Gaza rages.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Verb
Conflict rages over resources, but people are, for the most part, decent.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Then, a police-like force rages through their East Village neighborhood, threatening Renata’s friends, lovers, and the memories of those who have died.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Fighting still rages on between rival militaries in eastern Congo, some backed by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The streaming service also aired the Cowboys-Commanders game earlier today, while the Broncos and Chiefs will face off this evening on Amazon Prime Video as the streaming wars’ live sports event theater rages on.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
The Penn State Nittany Lions' search for a new head coach rages on.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While the College Football Playoff debate rages on, Texas football continued to build for the future by signing 23 players as part of its 2026 class.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
As the battle rages on at Montecalvo, a smaller battle, though no less consequential, is unfolding at Vilgefortz’s secret lair.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rages
Verb
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Over the last decade, a slew of studies have found strong evidence that climate change makes stronger, wetter storms more powerful.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction.—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Humidity often corrodes cables and steams camera lenses.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Nov. 2025
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The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their online parlance is punctuated by empty enthusiasms, vicious aspersions, and obvious hypocrisies that rarely matter.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Saito burns about 7,000 calories per day and has lost 13 pounds so far.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Unlike conventional scramjets that rely on kerosene, SPARTAN burns hydrogen, producing zero carbon emissions while enabling reusable, low-maintenance hypersonic flight.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Last spring, the owners closed their downtown location and consolidated at 310 SW Blue Parkway in the Pine Tree Plaza, mainly due to the timing of the downtown lease as well as industry trends, Boehm said.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Longer-term, Indomo seeks to tackle conditions including keloids, boils and more via its ClearPen technology.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gretchen is just as bad as Tamra, two boils on the same hairy ass.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The river tumbles and seethes through 278 miles of Grand Canyon National Park, taking its geologic time in carving a trench now deeper than a mile.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Rages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rages. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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