as in huff
an outburst or display of excited anger
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Recent Examples of tantrum
Yields on the 10-year spiked from sub-4% to 4.5% in a matter of days at the height of the trade war tantrum.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Olivia Munn Says ‘Having a Toddler and Newborn’ Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’ in Relatable Parenting Update
The X-Men: Apocalypse star revealed in the caption of her post that Malcom had had a tantrum during their outing earlier that day.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
After a child has a tantrum, the routine typically goes something like this: The parent gives them a timeout or sends them to their room.
—Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
There were also marginally significant improvements in tantrums, stimming/perseveration, and cognition.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Olivia Munn Says ‘Having a Toddler and Newborn’ Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’ in Relatable Parenting Update
The X-Men: Apocalypse star revealed in the caption of her post that Malcom had had a tantrum during their outing earlier that day.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
After a child has a tantrum, the routine typically goes something like this: The parent gives them a timeout or sends them to their room.
—Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
There were also marginally significant improvements in tantrums, stimming/perseveration, and cognition.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrum
Noun
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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For more than a year now, the sun has been in the opposite phase—the solar maximum—with a messy magnetic field, plenty of sunspots and regular outbursts.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 May 2025
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The Vikings’ nine-run outburst in the second inning was matched by the Caravan’s six-run fifth.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the other vehicle was taken into custody, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Despite what the title of the anthology may suggest, Lucasfilm Animation isn't glorifying mercenaries and bounty hunters here… even if most of this episode is an awesome, explosive heist scene.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said in an X post that explosions were heard in the northern Indian state’s capital Srinagar just hours after both nations agreed to maintain a ceasefire.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Residents living near Srinagar city’s airport, which is also an air base, said they were rattled by the explosions and booming sound of jets.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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An describes one reaction test where six pairs of dots rotate on a screen in different directions and speeds — some clockwise, counterclockwise, etc. — and some are highlighted at the start.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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In an age of reaction videos, a 2024 YouTube survey found that 66% of Gen Z Americans spend more time watching content that discusses something than that thing itself.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2025
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In general, these non-forcing bids deny a fit and cover any strength from weak to invitational.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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The details set it apart—ruffles, an underlayer to prevent sheerness, and a forgiving fit.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
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The dampened investor mood over AI — relative to the frenzy over the theme in 2024, at least — doesn’t reflect the priorities of companies, which are still spending on AI infrastructure and leveraging the technology to find new revenue streams.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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The company hit that once unfathomable goal by the third quarter of 2024, and the company’s market capitalization has skyrocketed by another 370% since to $125 billion, amid a frenzy for anything remotely AI-adjacent.—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read, 45, deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and left him for dead in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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So there’s a lot of rage from that, and rightfully so.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrum. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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