rampaging

present participle of rampage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampaging
Verb
  • And, all of my American friends, the ones who had never asked me anything about my life in Iran, were raving about Persepolis!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.
    Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Juxtaposed to Colman Domingo’s blustering portrayal of Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson’s uncanny performance as his late uncle Michael, Long has found a way to make silence load-bearing.
    Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Eddie, a blustering man who’s often the loudest to laugh at the fat jokes hurled his way, is on the cusp of landing a new contract for his own variety show at CBS, a much larger network than his and Maggie’s current employer.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The brief clip showed off a new cast of characters, beginning with fuzzy television static before exploding into a montage propelled by intense music and kinetic bursts of action, carrying on the spirit of the first season through energetic animation and heavily stylised art.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • One was Buck Strickland, Hank Hill’s philandering boss, who has many of LBJ’s characteristics including carrying on conversations while on the toilet.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Reduce heat to low and cook (milk should be steaming or just barely simmering around edges of pan) 10 minutes.
    Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Marylanders settled back for a steaming celebration of America’s 194th birthday today.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the jet stream — following the arc around the heat dome — is carrying wildfire smoke up north to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest from raging wildfires in Utah, Arizona and Colorado.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • That's the word from fire officials across the nation during the heart of fireworks season, and especially out west, where wildfires are raging.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • There is less emphasis on taking on the creative burden himself.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.
    Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Looking out at an endless expanse of ocean blue while the foaming tide rolls in is enough to put anyone in a vacation state of mind.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026
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“Rampaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampaging. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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