road rage

noun

Definition of road ragenext
as in air rage

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Recent Examples of road rage Deputy Prosecutor Amy Pullen told jurors in opening arguments Tuesday that the shooting was born from road rage. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 His lack of road diplomacy—his road rage—is heightened to psychopathic degrees and puts everyone in his path at risk. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Victor Romero should not be out on bail for the cold-blooded killing of Koran Irvine during a road rage incident. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Melendez is already facing charges in another road rage case. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Oct. 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
  • The board also recommended that commissioners ban the sale of rabbits in an effort to reduce the number of unwanted pets dropped off at shelters.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The sound waves are below the audible range of 20 Hz, so humans and pets can’t hear them.
    — Salomé Grouard, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of pet
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  • After the release mechanism activates, the polymer hinges use heat to unfold the solar panels.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Carbon dioxide is the number one driver of climate change, but methane is a much more powerful planet-heating gas in the short term — trapping roughly 80 times more heat over a 20-year time frame.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • Specific clinical evidence for lymphatic effects remains limited, which means new studies could either accelerate adoption or temper the claims circulating online.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But Youm uses light and color to temper that realism, lending the animals’ experiences in the African landscape the warmth and wonder of a storybook illustration.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of temper
Noun
  • But Madeley wanted to make sure that was placed alongside Heumann’s joy, warmth, humor, and vulnerability.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike his ’80s productions, which sound understandably brittle by modern standards, the tracks Atkins dropped as Infiniti retain ample warmth and punch.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • These sounds are strange bedfellows, but the delirium rarely feels indulgent or trivial.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In his delirium from the toxic gases and lack of oxygen, Jay begins to hear his father speaking as the whale.
    — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of delirium
Noun
  • Vistra and the midterm elections CNBC superstar and senior executive producer Max Meyers highlighted Vistra 's drop and the rise in favorability for Democrats to sweep the midterms.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Away from the elections, the briefing covers a new boom in fossil fuels driven by Big Tech and the latest research on the mysterious rise of colorectal cancer among young people.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2026.

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