as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around
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Recent Examples of rampage
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Sunday night’s rampage came after mourners in Elon Moreh held a funeral for Yehuda Sherman, an 18-year-old Israeli settler.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Karaban ended the Huskies’ drought with his second 3-pointer of the night before Smith finished a tough basket inside and Ross went on a rampage.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Sunday night’s rampage came after mourners in Elon Moreh held a funeral for Yehuda Sherman, an 18-year-old Israeli settler.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Weather forecasts suggested a blizzard that rampaged across the Midwest could meet another storm heading up from the southern coast, covering the area in snow on that Monday morning.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampage
Noun
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There seemed to be an unwarranted frenzy in the speed at which everything was played, as if music were as much a sport as an artistic pursuit.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Irishman recorded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Augusta National on Saturday, putting patrons into a frenzy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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Was there ever a great Final Four that didn't have one guy in a suit (or pullover) lording over the media room, ranting in the locker room or pointing fingers on one of those sidelines?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But what do designers think about the resurgence of the heavily curtained look, which was all the rage in the 1980s?—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier has also gone out of his way to weaken criminal cases that don’t dovetail with his philosophy, including an Orlando road-rage case where a man was shot to death.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scouts raved about his fastball — which sat 92-94 mph at the time — and his improving curveball and changeup combination.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Like the iconic gondolas of Venice, these boats carry on a tradition dating back generations.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist and a member of the Canadian Space Agency, honored the efforts of earlier space explorers as the crew broke the record and implored future generations to carry on their mission.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The burden of creating the space is shared, which means that sometimes people take on a little more and others take on a little less all in the name of quality time.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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To keep the poly from taking on water and sinking, use pool balls and blow-up rafts to support the poly.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Martone’s gorgeous touch pass to Dvorak sent him steaming ahead with Travis Konecny, with only Mason Lohrei defending.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampage. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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