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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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DoorDash’s move to bump tipping after ordering is the company’s way of throwing a tantrum over a new $17.96 minimum hourly pay rate for delivery drivers.
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 3 May 2024
His daughter was 10 at that point, and far less likely to ruin plans because of a temper tantrum or diaper blowout.
—Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 2 May 2024
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 3 May 2024
His daughter was 10 at that point, and far less likely to ruin plans because of a temper tantrum or diaper blowout.
—Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tantrum
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm 
: a fit of bad temper
Medical Definition
tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm
: a fit of bad temper
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