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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  • Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Global Wellness Institute’s 2026 outlook explicitly bundles sober morning raves with multi-day wellness festivals.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of raves
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  • Alabama takes on Florida State in a battle that should see plenty of offense.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Clarks x Damson Madder Damson Madder x Clarks Originals collection, which launched Thursday, features two fresh takes on Clarks archive styles.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of takes on
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  • Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The main room carries on with accents of green through a geometric rug and velvet sofa, plus soft tones of red and sand.
    — Sophia Herring, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of carries on
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“Rampages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampages. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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