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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as in berserk
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Recent Examples of amok
Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Democrats’ anxiety runs amok Over the past week, Democrats seem to have indulged in a coast-to-coast freakout over Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the presidential race.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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This is a prime example of the limitations of the transactional Telehealth 1.0 model and the dangers of consumerism running amok.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Democrats’ anxiety runs amok Over the past week, Democrats seem to have indulged in a coast-to-coast freakout over Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the presidential race.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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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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Eight other people were injured in the incident: six by gunshot wounds and another who was trampled as the crowd frantically fled from the shots.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jurors attentively studied the video that shows officers frantically trying to revive Neely.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
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Musk’s personal fortune swung wildly during Joe Biden’s four years in office, reaching as high as $340 billion and as low as $124 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Since late September, the race’s trajectory tracking those postings careened wildly.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Yes, but: Energy regulators are still navigating the recent wave of deals between nuclear plants and data centers, and some worry that the tie-ups could threaten grid reliability and raise utility bills.Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Three Mile Island was shut down in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors that remains the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. history.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Amok.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amok. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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