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
Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Uh, in the event, he's been in it since 2001, he's been in every single Red Red Bull rampage.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Seventeen students and faculty members were killed in the 2018 Valentine’s Day rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Speck was a mass murderer who went on a rampage and killed eight nursing students in 1966.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Uh, in the event, he's been in it since 2001, he's been in every single Red Red Bull rampage.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Seventeen students and faculty members were killed in the 2018 Valentine’s Day rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Speck was a mass murderer who went on a rampage and killed eight nursing students in 1966.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampage
Noun
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LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite the latest meme stock frenzy, Beyond Meat has nonetheless still fallen 23% so far in 2025 after tumbling 58% in 2024.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cheung played a tape of Nicholson ranting and raving at the Kaiser facility in Irvine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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She is outwardly spoken against transgender rights and has ranted several times about Representative Sarah McBride, an openly transgender member of Congress, and her pronouns.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Why was right tackle Larry Borom back on the field immediately after his false start turned a 4th and 1 into a 4th and 6, triggering a rare public display of rage by McDaniel, before Riley Patterson missed a 35-yard field goal?—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Now free, Alma’s emaciated, adult form wanders the world, unending rage bent on revenge.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both outfits work with sensible yet stylish chunky pumps like this Amazon pair that nearly 28,000 shoppers rave about for comfort and style.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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He’s raved about Ballard and his work ethic/overall improvement since spring ball.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Medium Crossgrain Leather Wallet is slim enough to slip into your favorite handbag, but stylish enough to carry on its own as a clutch.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Marshall was cramping in the fourth quarter and still gutted out seven carries on a drive that bled the final six minutes from the clock.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While Brockman took on a less public-facing role at the company after Altman became CEO in 2019, to many inside the company, Brockman is both the engine and the metronome of OpenAI.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sheamus will battle Shinsuke Nakamura in one of the Raw matches, while Damian Priest takes on Rusev in the other.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ferrara’s arrival in New York City and subsequent entry into the movie business is presented as something like a case of recidivism, a dive from suburban gentility into the cauldron of steaming garbage that was Fun City–era Manhattan.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 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
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampage. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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