variants
or amuck
as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok
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or amuck
as in berserk
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Recent Examples of amok
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Rebirth The dinosaurs on Scary Dinosaur Island are running amok.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Adverb
Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Rebirth The dinosaurs on Scary Dinosaur Island are running amok.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok, but the script isn’t always doing him favors.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Adverb
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Every year around this time, as college basketball casuals start frantically Googling for Cinderellas, bracket breakdown marathons blanket TV airwaves and CBS’ Seth Davis predicts his fourth double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16, an upset favorite begins to emerge.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rally-goers were seen in footage on social media dispersing frantically during a 15-minute silence that was being observed during the protest.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The dissolve to a commercial break a moment later was silent, with no applause; the discourse the following week was predictably berserk.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Disney Beyond that, Disney films also had a berserk sense of spectacle and showmanship that distinguished them.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 July 2024
Adverb
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All of it wild-caught.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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And yet our maniac coach is playing everyone too many minutes, including the injury prone players.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Mar. 2024
Adverb
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For a brief history lesson, Pebble skyrocketed to fame in 2012 through a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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In my second at-bat, my team cheered wildly for me on every pitch.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2023
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Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Iran continues to weigh how to respond to a letter from Trump last week trying to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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As major nuclear companies like Kairos Power and Orano move to the region, manufacturers are scrambling to find qualified labor, Jonga said.—
Daniel Dassow,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Amok.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amok. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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