as in outbursts
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 tantrums
Wait lists cause a lot of stress in parents who are facing the realities of their kids' tantrums on a daily basis.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Peak Tantrums Child development experts say tantrums themselves are far from unusual.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The author approaches her subject with the weariness of a long-suffering old friend, sighingly explaining Stanton’s tantrums to newcomers.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Of course, emotional dysregulation is the opposite, and in children can manifest in outbursts, hitting, and tantrums.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
And having outsized public temper tantrums to small, reasonable changes to the schedule is doing nothing to restore the public’s faith.
—Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
During one of her tantrums, Cathy walks by Heathcliff and other hired hands slaughtering a pig, the blood flooding the courtyard of Wuthering Heights.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff acts like a whiny little baby throughout this film, constantly throwing tantrums, running away, and slamming doors.
—Cazzie David, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Peak Tantrums Child development experts say tantrums themselves are far from unusual.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The author approaches her subject with the weariness of a long-suffering old friend, sighingly explaining Stanton’s tantrums to newcomers.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Of course, emotional dysregulation is the opposite, and in children can manifest in outbursts, hitting, and tantrums.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
And having outsized public temper tantrums to small, reasonable changes to the schedule is doing nothing to restore the public’s faith.
—Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
During one of her tantrums, Cathy walks by Heathcliff and other hired hands slaughtering a pig, the blood flooding the courtyard of Wuthering Heights.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff acts like a whiny little baby throughout this film, constantly throwing tantrums, running away, and slamming doors.
—Cazzie David, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrums
Noun
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Backlash was immediate given the rapper’s history of antisemitic outbursts.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Right now, the sun is finally moving out of several years of solar maximum—but as this week’s outbursts show, our star is not yet quiet.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 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
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As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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Behind the scenes, Descovich has been a tipster for agencies that investigate schools over transgender sports and bathroom policies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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What has the behind the scenes looked like for that?—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the debate over City Hall’s future rages into the summer, the Mavericks can pivot to the 110-acre former home of Valley View, which was demolished in 2021.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though supportive, Rudy could fly into rages.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Authorities reinforced security around Jewish sites in the wake of explosions last month outside synagogues in Liege, Belgium, and the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The special effects supervisor on a movie set is responsible for designing and executing practical, in-camera effects such as explosions, pyrotechnics, rigs, and atmospheric elements.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After fits and starts over the decades, Seminole County is finally moving forward in its goal of transferring its hundreds of administrative employees from an old hospital in downtown Sanford to a brand-new structure near Lake Mary.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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One way to view the Vikings’ situation is that their decision not to spend excessively in free agency to fill holes puts pressure on them to find clear fits at those positions in the draft.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Potential risks include botulism (a medical emergency), spread of the toxin beyond the injection site, drooping eyelids and other harmful reactions.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bad actors are often counting on the fact that people let their emotions and existing viewpoints guide their reactions to content.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His serious health issues began in 2023 — loss of appetite, shaky hands, chills, severe anxiety, recurring nightmares and small seizures during sleep.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Patients and care teams often spend years finding the precise combination of medications, doses, and timing that controls seizures.—
James Hart,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tantrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrums. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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