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
The chief prerequisite for Musk’s employment seemed to be a talent for tantrum avoidance.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Eidinger is perfect for the role, and his escalating temper tantrums — almost camp at first, with delicious echoes of Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa — become frightening in their intensity.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Well, how about Natalie Decker throwing an all-time tantrum and quitting in the middle of a race?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Download educational apps, road trip games or television shows to keep preschoolers entertained and tantrum-free with this kid-friendly Amazon Fire tablet.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Eidinger is perfect for the role, and his escalating temper tantrums — almost camp at first, with delicious echoes of Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa — become frightening in their intensity.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Well, how about Natalie Decker throwing an all-time tantrum and quitting in the middle of a race?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Download educational apps, road trip games or television shows to keep preschoolers entertained and tantrum-free with this kid-friendly Amazon Fire tablet.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrum
Noun
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Rhodes celebrated with the crowd at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, while Gunther walked back up the entrance ramp in a huff.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tyler Freeman tacked on an RBI single and Goodman capped the outburst with his 14th homer — a three-run drive over the left-field wall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The outburst completely erased the five-run deficit and gave KU a 6-5 lead.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Born into a family of restaurateurs, twins Margot and Félix Dumant are on a quest to resurrect the traditional Parisian bistro, a concept some think is an endangered species in a fast-changing restaurant scene.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The search and recovery effort reportedly continued until dawn the next day, with the last horse recovered roughly nine miles from the scene.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The larger and more immediate risk came from the possible explosion.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The chemical behind the explosion — ammonium nitrate — is not regulated under RMP.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
Noun
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This reaction, however, produces heat, which can be controlled through adding chemical inhibitors or utilizing release valves, chemists say.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Yet data on potential medication errors and adverse reactions to GLP-1 medications is incomplete, because many issues are never reported to federal officials.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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There are not 26 different fits, cuts, lengths, and sizes of black T-shirts.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Nova Labs had around ten suitors interested in buying its mobile business, but Mong said Noble Mobile under Yang’s leadership was a natural fit.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Vargas made the most of his opportunity in the bottom of the 10th, sending the large crowd into a frenzy with his first career walk-off home run.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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At its height, the company raised over a billion, going public through a SPAC merger during the 2021 frenzy.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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And flatter structures are all the rage right now.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The laughter stops immediately, and a familiar look of bubbling rage returns to Ruben’s eyes.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrum. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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