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
So clearly, this isn’t about the person who was murdered, clearly this is about an overgrown man child who is throwing a tantrum.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
In all seriousness, the Instagram tantrum had nothing to do with the lawsuit, but something else entirely.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Wendy screams, her horror expressed in an 11-year-old’s tantrum.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
His offensive line was terrible, and Malik Nabers wasn’t as open as his tantrum suggests.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
In all seriousness, the Instagram tantrum had nothing to do with the lawsuit, but something else entirely.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Wendy screams, her horror expressed in an 11-year-old’s tantrum.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
His offensive line was terrible, and Malik Nabers wasn’t as open as his tantrum suggests.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrum
Noun
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Kemp looked at the ceiling and blew a huff of air when Schwartz announced the sentence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The drama centers on 17-year-old Lee Jooin (Seo Su-bin), an unpredictable high school student whose angry outburst creates ripple effects throughout her world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Late in the Lynx's 86-81 Game 4 loss to Phoenix, Collier suffered an ankle injury on a controversial no-call that resulted in a fiery sideline outburst from Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Having this really intense action scene, and then all of a sudden a joke, a funny moment.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Allen’s title character asks her mother in the play’s second scene.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Florida, meanwhile, had an offensive explosion with 457 yards on a night when quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Dallas Wilson — making his college debut after a foot injury sidelined the freshman prior to Saturday — showed off the upside the Gators have been waiting for.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Attack largest of war on Lviv, Governor says A Reuters correspondent heard explosions booming across the dark morning sky as air defenses engaged targets from several directions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Judging by the immediate reactions following the show, hiring one of the few great couturiers of this generation is a good start.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inspired by a vintage fit, this blazer will last for years to come and is the most elegant layering piece.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show also presented a fringy moccasin-adjacent boot style with a sock-like fit featuring a signature design of the house.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Red Sox have room to pay him now that Rafael Devers' contract is off the books, but Bregman could cause a frenzy in free agency.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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And in the 1980s, a downtown-NYC-all-the-rage feminist painter exploits her female studio assistants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Flip-flops have proven to be all the rage lately, from the pool to the street to the runway.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrum. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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