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road rage

noun

Definition of road ragenext
as in air rage

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Recent Examples of road rage 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 From a Rocklin road rage sentencing to new University of California admissions data, Sacramento-area readers had a lot to digest this week. — Ruyuan Li. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The events leading to the discovery of the suspect’s arsenal began on July 15 in the city of Redlands when the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a road rage incident on Interstate 10 near Live Oak Canyon Road, according to the CHP. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 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
  • The crew took small tortoises aboard the ship to keep as pets.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Wilson, meanwhile, seizes on the opening to play teacher’s pet.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of pet
Noun
  • The reactor would produce substantial heat that engineers must remove from the vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Almost every fan inside the 72,000-capacity Arrowhead Stadium who braved the extreme heat went home happy after the team outclassed Denver 31-10.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • First, loosen your pressure valve and temper your expectations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And his fiery temper, igniting at every possible moment with his older and more accommodating bandmates, turns this snapshot of history into genuine tragedy.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of temper
Noun
  • Soft neutral tones are lifted by a curved leather-and-wood headboard, striking blue wall art inspired by traditional Turkish textiles and elegant pendant lighting that gives the room warmth rather than hotel uniformity.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Teacher kept her friends for a lifetime Barbara Edwards, 58, who grew up in Wyoming, near Grand Rapids, was a woman of character and warmth.
    — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Her delirium was probably a side effect of her medication, Golding says.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Geriatric ERs also try to counter sensory impairment, another contributor to delirium, by distributing reading glasses and sound-amplifying devices.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of delirium
Noun
  • Welcome To The Future of Commerce The rise of AI shopping assistants is a celebration of better matchmaking between brands and consumers.
    — Narendra Lakshmana Gowda, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This particular Cipriani, with its neo-Renaissance-style ceilings and grand, opulent interior, was the venue for Alexander Wang’s fall 2013 show, where a then-on-the-rise A$AP Rocky sat front-row.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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