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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
With less than five seconds remaining in regulation, King and teammate George Natsvlishvili stormed up the court in hopes of a buzzer-beating shot.
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Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
But enough California Latino voters became disillusioned with the Democratic platform that Trump made large gains among them in 2024, and Latino GOP legislative candidates stormed Sacramento like never before.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Israeli ground troops stormed across the border.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Celts raced ahead in the first quarter and stormed to the finish for an 83-66 victory in the Division II contest at Crespi High.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
As investors stormed the exits, the direct lending specialist decided to sell assets to cap redemptions while its shares had the worst month ever.
—Edward Harrison, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of protesters stormed the diplomatic compound in a sharp escalation of anti-American demonstrations.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
But enough California Latino voters became disillusioned with the Democratic platform that Trump made large gains among them in 2024, and Latino GOP legislative candidates stormed Sacramento like never before.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Israeli ground troops stormed across the border.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Celts raced ahead in the first quarter and stormed to the finish for an 83-66 victory in the Division II contest at Crespi High.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
As investors stormed the exits, the direct lending specialist decided to sell assets to cap redemptions while its shares had the worst month ever.
—Edward Harrison, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of protesters stormed the diplomatic compound in a sharp escalation of anti-American demonstrations.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormed
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Yet detailed accounts of the Convention show heated exchanges over slavery, representation and taxation raged for months after the prayer.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, a fire raged at a three-story, hillside home in Laurel Canyon, where over 100 firefighters extinguished the blaze in the main house, the exterior of an adjacent building and surrounding vegetation in one hour and 13 minutes, LAFD said in a news release.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Four missiles exploded so close to his ship that little pieces of shrapnel rained down on the deck.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ejecta thrown up by the impact would mostly have rained back down onto the surface of the moon, but millions of pounds of debris would have still escaped the lunar gravity and fallen towards Earth instead, possibly creating a unique meteor shower lasting a few days.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Iran, Israel and the United States also have attacked oil and gas facilities since the war started, worsening supply concerns.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Its national oil company declared force majeure after the country’s sole oil refinery was attacked.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The dish is topped with a final wonton layer and a bit of chicken broth or water, then steamed in a steamer for about 25 minutes.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Green Tea Green tea is made from fresh tea leaves that are steamed at high temperatures, which helps preserve their high polyphenol content.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath of the Pulse shootings, donations poured in from across the nation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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The day Johnson’s office hosted Mayor Kaohly Her at a Dayton’s Bluff coffee shop to hear from a panel of immigrant business owners, some participants arrived ashen-faced, reporting that ICE agents had raided a nearby Latin grocery on East Seventh Street.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Khamenka was detained in June after his house was raided and has spent more than a half year behind bars.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Incense burned at the front near Jonas’ work station.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some waved Iranian flags; others burned American and Israeli flags, or chanted anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Streets flooded, leaving cars stranded with water at window level in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Reports of larger stones between 6 and 7 inches soon flooded social media.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Stormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormed. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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