Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampaging
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The self-charging device has garnered more than 29,900 five-star ratings, with many of these reviewers raving over its ultra-slim design, powerful suction, and impressive efficiency.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026 -
Over 1,000 shoppers have purchased one in the past month alone, with many reviewers raving about its quality and durability.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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Now the second generation is carrying on the same quality.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In 2016, the Don Bolles/Arizona Republic News21 Fellowship was established for senior or graduate students studying at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University to work full time on an investigative project, carrying on Bolles' legacy.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Some advise using buckets of steaming hot water to speed up the job of removing ice, but this isn't always the wisest idea.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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In Its final chapter, its protagonist is happily seated on a boat steaming away from California and headed for a destination hopefully less disturbing.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of millionaires and billionaires released an open letter in time for the World Economic Forum, calling on leaders attending the conference to fight raging wealth inequality with taxes.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a summer heat wave.—
Javier Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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While not everyone gets their wishes, those with no interest in taking on the deceptive — and challenging — role of a Traitor likely won't be chosen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Water rushed foaming over the ford, and the gauge posts marking flood heights either were submerged or had been ripped away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Nov. 2025
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The four fragrances will be available to purchase in a wide assortment, including three-wick candles, fine fragrance mists, body creams, body washes, foaming hand soaps, hand sanitizer sprays, laundry care, decor and wallflowers.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The ancient ritual will see smoke from smoldering native leaves waft over the island’s sandy beaches – to cleanse, and to heal.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Times found that a battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and leave the burn area despite complaints by crews that the ground was still smoldering.—
Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Rampaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampaging. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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