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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as in to rant
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Recent Examples of rampage
Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
Designed for 3-D, parts of the crash plant the viewer smack in the middle of Death’s brutal rampage, but the digital effects are often shabby and unconvincing.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Using wet-behind-the-ears civilian young men to rampage through secure files and haul off personal confidential data is not good practice.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that documents recovered by the Israeli military reveal that Hamas leaders initiated their brutal Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in an effort to disrupt peace talks between Saudi Arabia and the Jewish state.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
Designed for 3-D, parts of the crash plant the viewer smack in the middle of Death’s brutal rampage, but the digital effects are often shabby and unconvincing.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Verb
Don’t let the name fool you: Apple TV+’s new science-fiction series Murderbot isn’t actually about a rampaging robot killing everything in sight, though Alexander Skarsgard’s SecUnit certainly ponders the idea from time to time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Using wet-behind-the-ears civilian young men to rampage through secure files and haul off personal confidential data is not good practice.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampage
Noun
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With Bush at the helm, fingers flying up and down the neck of his mandolin, the 73-year-old stirred the crowd into a frenzy.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Bradley, playing in front of his home crowd, sent the place into a frenzy.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Wisps of images, smells, and sounds of home and her parents give way to a lengthy recounting of her mother, Lil, dying, a-bed and ranting.—
Jane Alison
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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In a video shared on social media, Brown ranted about the controversial couple.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Oakmont has hosted this tournament 10 times, and the glass-like greens and extremely thick rough can always turn head-scratchers into all-out fits of rage.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2025
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Walked with volume, spoke with volume, in joy and in rage.—
Hanif Abdurraqib
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The Elite 11 coaches raved about his performance in Thursday’s 7-on-7 competition.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Diners rave over the sour cabbage fish hot pot—hearty, tangy, and loaded with fish, tofu, and vegetables.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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There’s no English accent to guide you—no narration at all, except the soft honking of the geese, somehow carrying on amid it all.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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But the freed men and women has tasted just enough freedom to carry on their fight for justice and equality.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The technology has evolved to take on more tasks, including application performance monitoring and security - encroaching on these spaces and sometimes integrating with the technologies.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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What is your take on the dramatic rise, and will Blues ownership continue spending to the cap?—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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The situation was on the minds of many who cheered when the Ford steamed from its pier in Norfolk, with tugboats hugging the carrier's hull and sailors lining the sprawling deck in their dress-white uniforms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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History trickled into the bitterness between the two sides and left Roberts still steaming even after the Dodgers’ 8-6 win.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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