rampages

verb

present tense third-person singular of rampage
as in rants

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  1. rants
  2. raves
  3. takes on
  4. carries on
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  • And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of rants
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  • The musical comedy has earned Moore raves on the festival circuit for her role as a sad suburban homemaker turned anxious aspiring actress in a New Jersey community theater.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Everybody raves about the myriad of health benefits that comes along with dry brushing—from physically exfoliating your skin and eliminating strawberry skin to increasing blood flow and potentially diminishing the appearance of circulation.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of raves
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  • The operator brings the experience while the machine takes on the physically demanding work.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The mental load of harder cases As AI takes on routine tasks, human agents may be left dealing with a greater share of complicated cases — and be required to pick up the slack when the technology fails.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of takes on
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  • Running back Bijan Robinson had 42 yards on three carries on the Falcons' first drive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Now, the 990v7 carries on tradition by further evolving the design.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of carries on
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