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as in runaway
showing no signs of being under control
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail
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Recent Examples of rampant
Next up for both teams in Week 6, the Jaguars are at home again against the Seattle Seahawks (3-2) on Sunday before the Chiefs host the rampant Detroit Lions (4-1) later in the day.
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Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Speculation has been rampant on social media that the Days of Our Lives alum was coming to the sudser.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Fuzzy thinking is rampant today!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Speculation has been rampant on social media that the Days of Our Lives alum was coming to the sudser.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Fuzzy thinking is rampant today!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampant
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The show's runaway success and growing anticipation for the second season, which releases in December 2025, means revelers will surely be met with a sea of blue jumpsuits, ghoulish face paint and makeshift Pipboys this Halloween season for the second year in a row.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In August, a Florida jury decided that the family of another dead college student, this one killed by a runaway Tesla years ago, should be awarded more than $240 million in damages.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fill the vase with beautiful crab apple branches full of ripe fruits and lush leaves, and place it on a small table near your front door.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Landscape professionals also regularly overseed cool-season lawns as part of maintenance programs to keep weeds out and promote a lush, beautiful lawn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Starlink’s self-burning design, uncontrolled debris from defunct satellites and rocket stages could survive atmospheric reentry and land on Earth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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These warnings come during a period of persistently dry weather, accompanied by gusty winds, which significantly increases the risk of uncontrolled wildfire spread.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Avoid Boxelder Trees As their name suggests, these bugs love boxelder trees, a weedy type of maple native to North America.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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Plants seed readily in the garden and can become weedy in frost-free areas where seeds survive the winter.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tuchel’s other contenders at centre-back are raw as well.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In more severe cases, the skin may crack, ooze, scab or become raw and extremely uncomfortable.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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The moon's strange yellow hue is the result of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, wherein Earth's dense atmosphere interferes with the passage of shorter, bluer wavelengths of light, while allowing longer, redder, wavelengths to pass through relatively unscathed.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Keohane Williamson is the Chief Executive Officer of FCLTGlobal, a non-profit research organization whose mission is to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the 1820s, Gregor MacGregor announced the discovery of Poyais, a lush and prosperous paradise in Central America.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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That thick sole relieves pressure and pain, especially pain associated with conditions like plantar fasciitis.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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The smoke was thick enough to cast its own shadows upon the hill.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampant. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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