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as in raged
to express one's anger usually violently
the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces
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as in rained
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners
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as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
by the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined
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Recent Examples of stormed
Then Balint stormed out of the hearing.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, students stormed her official residence, smashing walls and looting its contents, forcing her to flee into neighboring India and exile.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
As if to punctuate the point, Arizona stormed to a quick 6-0 lead that compelled disgusted coach Bill Self to call a timeout only 1 minute, 35 seconds into the game.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Diabate got incensed again and stormed toward Duren just in front of the crowd opposite the Hornets’ bench, leading to Hornets head of security Tony Datcher trying to hold Diabate back.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
In their defense, the horn sounded, and the clock showed zeroes, so legions of Tar Heel blue stormed the court.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Houses of worship, schools and hospitals are being stormed.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mapu said Vrabel was the driving figure that transformed the Patriots from a four-win team a year ago into one that has stormed into the Super Bowl as winners of 13 of their last 14 games.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, students stormed her official residence, smashing walls and looting its contents, forcing her to flee into neighboring India and exile.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
As if to punctuate the point, Arizona stormed to a quick 6-0 lead that compelled disgusted coach Bill Self to call a timeout only 1 minute, 35 seconds into the game.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Diabate got incensed again and stormed toward Duren just in front of the crowd opposite the Hornets’ bench, leading to Hornets head of security Tony Datcher trying to hold Diabate back.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
In their defense, the horn sounded, and the clock showed zeroes, so legions of Tar Heel blue stormed the court.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Houses of worship, schools and hospitals are being stormed.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mapu said Vrabel was the driving figure that transformed the Patriots from a four-win team a year ago into one that has stormed into the Super Bowl as winners of 13 of their last 14 games.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormed
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Battles have raged since 2007 over whether the Supreme Court decided the original case properly.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.—
Dallas Morning News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But then there was this scene with Owen at the Pike and we’re basically just getting rained on.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Boos rained down midway through the second half.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Until Friday, the only television advertising on Paxton’s behalf in Texas, according to the ad-tracking service AdImpact, was a spot that attacked Hunt, a two-term House member from the Houston area.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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They can be roasted, steamed, or sautéed and served as a delightful side dish with nothing more than a squeeze of lemon.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Alana MacLean poured in a career-high 29 points and Kailey VonHandorf backed her with 19 to lead Fontbonne over Lexington, 57-36.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Leonard poured in 31 points on 11-of-13 shooting (6 for 7 from 3-point range) across a 12-minute span to remember.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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It is inspired by a true 2009 event in which 12 members of a family in a village in the Kurdish region of Türkiye raided a wedding and killed 44 people, including women and children.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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During the war, Israeli forces raided a number of hospitals, detaining hundreds of staffers.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those earlier rules allowed power plants that burned a particularly dirty form of coal called lignite coal to emit more mercury than plants that burned other forms of the fossil fuel.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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Burn rates rise during times of high network activity, sometimes leading to more ETH being burned than minted through block rewards.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
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Before the logging industry, before the oil and gas industry, before anyone built levees to contain the Mississippi River, the Delta naturally ebbed and flowed and flooded as the river deposited sediment on the Gulf Coast.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Images and videos flooded social media of immigration law enforcement’s violent encounters with protesters, including shooting rubber bullets, spraying chemical agents at close range and smashing car windows.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Stormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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