1
as in raging
to express one's anger usually violently
the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces
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2
as in raining
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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3
as in attacking
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 steaming
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 storming
For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
This revolutionary fervor culminated in both Fidel and Raúl, with roughly 140 rebel revolutionaries in tow, storming Cuba’s second-largest military installation, the Moncada Barracks, in July 1953.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Social Media Users Say Clavicular Was ‘Mogged’ After Clavicular went viral for storming out of a 60 Minutes interview, social media commentators joked that the looksmaxxer had been mogged by Adam Hegarty, an Australian journalist who has, presumably, never taken a hammer to his face.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Preston Niland was killed after storming Utah Beach and stopping to aid a wounded soldier.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Johnson died on June 10, 1946, in an auto crash in North Carolina, after storming out of a diner where he’d been asked to sit in a rear section reserved for Blacks.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
He is accused of storming a security checkpoint at the dinner last month, leading to multiple shots being fired before he was apprehended.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 May 2026
According to forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic conditions are expected to hover between quiet and active levels as the effects of earlier coronal mass ejections slowly fade, with isolated G1-class storming still possible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Video shows the military storming into the village and furious mourners throwing stones at the vehicles.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
This revolutionary fervor culminated in both Fidel and Raúl, with roughly 140 rebel revolutionaries in tow, storming Cuba’s second-largest military installation, the Moncada Barracks, in July 1953.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Social Media Users Say Clavicular Was ‘Mogged’ After Clavicular went viral for storming out of a 60 Minutes interview, social media commentators joked that the looksmaxxer had been mogged by Adam Hegarty, an Australian journalist who has, presumably, never taken a hammer to his face.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Preston Niland was killed after storming Utah Beach and stopping to aid a wounded soldier.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Johnson died on June 10, 1946, in an auto crash in North Carolina, after storming out of a diner where he’d been asked to sit in a rear section reserved for Blacks.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
He is accused of storming a security checkpoint at the dinner last month, leading to multiple shots being fired before he was apprehended.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 May 2026
According to forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic conditions are expected to hover between quiet and active levels as the effects of earlier coronal mass ejections slowly fade, with isolated G1-class storming still possible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Video shows the military storming into the village and furious mourners throwing stones at the vehicles.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storming
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Cracking the case The Covid pandemic was raging in the spring of 2020 when Congress passed a law that, among other things, provided aid to small businesses and organizations through the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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As negotiators progress toward a potential deal in Iran, another regional conflict is raging.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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No one was laughing at Fenway Park, however, with loud boos raining down when Acuña crossed the plate and even louder boos following after the inning eventually ended.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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But, in 2026, to be sure, it’s been raining on the field for six months straight.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Details and design reflect that philosophy, from the wood fire burning in reception and the garden where your dinner grows to the private onsen steaming quietly while snow falls just feet away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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By the time engineers realized the issue was a systemic structural fault across the entire fleet, the cargo ship was already halfway across the Atlantic, steaming toward Brazil.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The work’s whistling sounds are activated by pouring liquid into a spout and swirling it around to create changes in atmospheric pressure within.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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In March, the pair took part in a beer-pouring contest during a visit to London’s Southwark Brewery, as later shown on Instagram.—
Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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While federal law dictates up to 20 years in prison or assaulting pilots or flight attendants, there is no nationwide standard for public transit operators.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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John Gotti's grandson, Carmine Gotti Agnello, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, Nassau County Police said.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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But as Houston Methodist’s fitness team explains, burning fat during a workout isn’t the same as losing body fat overall.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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And then a track number is posted, precipitating a mad dash that runs somewhere between the running of the bulls in Pamplona and entering Wal-Mart on Black Friday in 1999.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Iranian strikes have targeted the energy infrastructure of its neighbors and instituted a blockade on the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of the world's oil and gas was shipped before the war, precipitating the worst energy shock in decades.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Storming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storming. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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