rages 1 of 2

plural of rage

rages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rages
Noun
Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 With the war now in its fifth year, fighting rages along more than 745 miles of the ​frontline, and Russia ​launches hundreds of ⁠drones in nearly nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2026 Leo is expected to double down on his messages of unity amid polarization, peace as war rages, welcome for migrants and hope for young Spaniards in the era of artificial intelligence. ABC News, 6 June 2026 The Science of Remediation As the legal battle rages, scientists are racing to clean up the legacy of decades of PFAS use. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 Gross grew up in a typical middle-class Jewish household in Long Island, but her father often flew into violent rages which her mother enabled. Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 No country appears willing to try and open the strait by force while fighting rages and Iran can target vessels with anti-ship missiles, drones, attack craft and mines. Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 If the debate over City Hall’s future rages into the summer, the Mavericks can pivot to the 110-acre former home of Valley View, which was demolished in 2021. Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 An actress in 1962 Cuban, as its missiles crisis rages, confuses her role in a film and real life. John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
As the war to capture the Iron Throne rages on, Criston marches onward with his men, including Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), to put a stop to the Rivermen reaching King’s Landing and aiding Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026 Debate rages to this day whether the committee was justified in its decision to exclude the Seminoles. Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 Both Willman and Haaland share similar hair and facial structures, which has only fueled the Internet as the World Cup rages on with commenters asking if the star striker is in fact Willman’s brother. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 July 2026 All eyes on jewelry As the jewelry supercycle rages on, the category is increasingly showing up during Couture Week. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026 Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026 Halfway through 2026 and the Beckham family feud still rages on. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Russia's war in Ukraine, which Trump once vowed to end, rages on. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 14 June 2026 There were accusations that officers delayed confronting Mateen, and that their failures were covered up, controversy that rages in some quarters to this day. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rages
Noun
  • Unlike many wellness crazes, fiber is actually a legitimate one that nutrition experts support.
    Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Teddy craze was followed by a moral panic, as crazes involving kids inevitably are.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Although significant, that event was far less powerful than the Carrington Event — or the even rarer storms the new study suggests may be possible.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • Sharon Stone storms the runway at the Vetements Spring Summer 2027 fashion show during Paris Men's Fashion Week on June 26.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • During that time, the steak essentially steams.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Spain this year has already suffered 22 major forest fires, which is defined as a fire that burns over 500 hectares (1,235 acres).
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Feeling like your effort doesn't matter is exactly the kind of thing that burns good people out.
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • With just one full month of summer left, now’s the time to lean into the season’s boldest manicure trends before fall’s moodier color palette takes over.
    Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt.
    Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Mariscos Cortez is a seafood restaurant with flavors from the coast of Mexico that will serve a small menu of ceviche, aguachiles and Jalisco-style shrimp boils.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • The river dropped 60 feet between boulders in a series of falls and continued downstream in a dangerous half mile of holes and boils.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • 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

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“Rages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rages. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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