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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4
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
Really storming winds were coming, and during the whole shooting, this stormy wind never stops.
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
But the Bills have won three straight road games, pummeling the Pittsburgh Steelers, storming back to beat the New England Patriots and holding on against the Cleveland Browns.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
As a junior, the running back led his team to a district championship, storming through the playoffs before Whitehaven ended their season in the second round.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
This season, the skinny jean has come storming back, buoyed in part by Michael Rider’s debut at Celine, where razor-slim pairs were juxtaposed by oversized blazers.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Their traditional sprinter van argument makes for a rough start to their cooking class, which Meredith misses the beginning of after storming off through the streets of Greece.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
In the predawn hours of October 31, FBI agents descended on the Detroit suburb where the men lived and detonated smoke bombs before storming into their homes.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
But the Bills have won three straight road games, pummeling the Pittsburgh Steelers, storming back to beat the New England Patriots and holding on against the Cleveland Browns.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
As a junior, the running back led his team to a district championship, storming through the playoffs before Whitehaven ended their season in the second round.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
This season, the skinny jean has come storming back, buoyed in part by Michael Rider’s debut at Celine, where razor-slim pairs were juxtaposed by oversized blazers.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Their traditional sprinter van argument makes for a rough start to their cooking class, which Meredith misses the beginning of after storming off through the streets of Greece.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
In the predawn hours of October 31, FBI agents descended on the Detroit suburb where the men lived and detonated smoke bombs before storming into their homes.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storming
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Newsom, along with California’s two Senators, had spent most of Wednesday in LA with fire survivors and first responders on the anniversary of the raging storm that destroyed so much for so many.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Another piece of footage, also geolocated, shows a fire raging inside a government complex in northeast Golestan province.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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None of the referees appeared to be struck by the objects being thrown on the court, despite video showing a windfall of debris raining down from the angry crowd.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This spot has been rumored to be a far safer zone where society is attempting to rebuild without the lethal radioactive clouds and barrage of cometary fragments still raining down upon the Earth.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Instead, he was bundled off in the middle of the night to the USS Iwo Jima steaming offshore in the Caribbean and then a flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in the Hudson Valley on his way to a New York jail cell to await his trial.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The extra hydration and water vapor from a steaming mug of tea help thin the mucus.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
31 Dec. 2025
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Across industries, executives are pouring unprecedented capital into data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence.—
Katerin Le Folcalvez,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The suspect was later federally charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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She was charged with assaulting a federal officer, but federal prosecutors later dismissed the case after security camera video and body camera footage emerged showing a Border Patrol agent steering his vehicle into Martinez’s truck.—
Claudia Lauer,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1960s the nation emerged from post-World War II rationing, precipitating a new surge of cultural output in music, film, and fashion.—
Time,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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The federal government is expected at midnight to run out of money, precipitating a shutdown, unless lawmakers come together on Tuesday to resolve their differences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Storming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storming. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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