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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
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 15 Jan. 2025
Their first conversation introduces the tension in the film, with snapshots of the chaos that has run amok throughout New York City, likely at the hands of their misdoings.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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Adverb
Watch Dacus—decked out in a red Rodarte gown—run amok despite the efforts of a museum guard (played actress Havana Rose Liu) in the clip below.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 15 Jan. 2025
Their first conversation introduces the tension in the film, with snapshots of the chaos that has run amok throughout New York City, likely at the hands of their misdoings.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amok
Adverb
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The Frenchman glided forward as players from both teams frantically rearranged themselves around him, then slowed up well short of the Brighton penalty area.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Clouds of smoke could be seen coming from flames as crowds of onlookers frantically gathered around.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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The idea — not uncontroversial but still wildly popular over a century later — is that differing combinations of responses can be wrangled into conclusions about the psyches of those who sit the test.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The proof theatrically is that the production is a rapt and riotous collective with a long list credits all seemingly on the same wildly unpredictable page.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 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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One of the core responsibilities of the department is maintaining and modernizing the U.S. nuclear stockpile.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Launch or deployment of nuclear weapons is managed by Strategic Command.—
Martha McHardy,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Amok.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amok. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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