road rage

noun

Definition of road ragenext
as in air rage

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Recent Examples of road rage Investigators determined that the incident started out of road rage, with one driver following the other toward a house. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026 Continue reading … BAD MEDICINE – Doctor accused of shooting two young sisters in violent road rage clash. — FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Friday, a 27-year-old man shot to death outside NYCHA’s Pink Houses in East New York in what cops are investigating as a possible road rage clash when he was murdered, his family told an Indian news outlet. — Barry Paddock, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 Victoria Moorwood On a summer day in 2024, a fatal road rage shooting changed multiple lives forever. — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for road rage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road rage
  1. air rage
  2. pet
  3. heat
  4. temper
  5. warmth
  6. delirium
  7. rise
Noun
  • From yelling at crew members to fighting fellow passengers, airline crew have to deal with incidents of air rage each year.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • There’s road rage, air rage, gas rage and now, coming to South Florida, World Cup ticket rage.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Definition of air rage
Noun
  • It might be pondered, for example, by people who love pets, consider the ethics of eating meat, or worry about the biosphere.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Caution is key around this time of year because, in their worst-case scenarios, your pet could get very sick or even die.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pet
Noun
  • Future systems could potentially convert their energy directly into electricity, without using heat to make steam and power a turbine.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • So they were all gathered in the trap room under the stage, which was surprisingly warm because heating ducts ran beneath it and heat rises.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • Long airport queues, flight delays, and lost luggage are reason enough for anyone to lose their temper.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, Republicans in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas publicly pleaded with the Administration to temper immigration arrests on cattle ranches, warning about rising beef prices.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of temper
Noun
  • Summer-like warmth begins Wednesday in Baltimore metro Summer-like temperatures will begin just as September comes to an end on Wednesday.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And fragrances follow suit with headier, richer notes that envelope you in the same cozy warmth.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Amid all this panoramic delirium, the Philharmonic sounded tight and refreshed, its timing precise, its timbre warm.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • UTIs cause some older women to suffer delirium and are often wrongly treated for dementia.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of delirium
Noun
  • On Wall Street, stocks of airlines and other companies with big fuel bills sank because of the rise in oil prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The rise in yields suggests bond investors are taking a more hawkish view of the rate outlook than Fed policymakers, according to Evangelos Assimakos, investment director of Rathbones.
    — Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rise

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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20rage. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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