run rampant
idiom
: to be very common or to spread very quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
Rumors of her engagement ran rampant.
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After multiple days of heavy rains provided Southern California with significant relief from a spate of catastrophic wildfires, experts are now warning of potential mudslides as debris flows run rampant.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
Arizona State University is one of several dozen universities accused by the Trump administration of allowing antisemitic harassment and discrimination to run rampant on campus.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Cheaper laughs run rampant, invoking and evacuating seriousness in one limp gesture, smothering any thought or feeling at risk of requiring fortitude.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Ever since Daniel Craig retired from the role in 2021 after appearing in five of the franchise’s films, speculation has run rampant about who will star as the unstoppable British agent.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
Arizona State University is one of several dozen universities accused by the Trump administration of allowing antisemitic harassment and discrimination to run rampant on campus.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Cheaper laughs run rampant, invoking and evacuating seriousness in one limp gesture, smothering any thought or feeling at risk of requiring fortitude.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Ever since Daniel Craig retired from the role in 2021 after appearing in five of the franchise’s films, speculation has run rampant about who will star as the unstoppable British agent.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Run rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20rampant. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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