as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around
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Recent Examples of rampage
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Chicken collaborates with Roz, Hothead’s older friend, to coax her out of homicidal rampages, to give her hugs, and to tell her to go to sleep.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Police in Michigan released new bodycam video Friday showing the chaotic moments officers first encountered the shooter in Sunday’s violent rampage at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation that left four dead and eight injured.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Officials say Thomas Brian Niehaus on July 30 went on a flag-burning rampage in Northside and Clifton.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
An Amber Alert was launched in the immediate aftermath of the rampage.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Chicken collaborates with Roz, Hothead’s older friend, to coax her out of homicidal rampages, to give her hugs, and to tell her to go to sleep.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Police in Michigan released new bodycam video Friday showing the chaotic moments officers first encountered the shooter in Sunday’s violent rampage at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation that left four dead and eight injured.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Officials say Thomas Brian Niehaus on July 30 went on a flag-burning rampage in Northside and Clifton.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampage
Noun
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New technologies at work cause something of a feeding frenzy.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The pair weathered the media frenzy, however.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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She is outwardly spoken against transgender rights and has ranted several times about Representative Sarah McBride, an openly transgender member of Congress, and her pronouns.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Kinahans seemed to be acting out of pure rage.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But in 2014, rage in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, over the killing of Michael Brown by police helped stoke a movement that shaped the next decade of American life.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Much raved about on TikTok, Polène’s leather bag styles are also prized by no shortage of A-listers.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Here are the 10 dresses shoppers are raving about for autumn, including a classic wrap dress, a trendy utility shirt dress, and a casually cool tunic dress.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inaba and Hough offered each other conciliatory smiles before the remaining judges carried on with their comments.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Barker hopes that teaching younger generations how to step will carry on the Kansas City legacy for years to come.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This chess set is an elevated take on a classic game.—
Jaclyn Kaufman
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FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The set of Guillermo del Toro's take on Frankenstein might not seem like the place for jokes, but star Oscar Isaac definitely heard them on the director's set — all in the name of his performance.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Do not waste precious prep time wiping down your baseboards, scrubbing the windows, or steaming your floors.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The director was asked if the deal with the steaming giant could compromise the film’s theatrical release in the same way as Ferrari, which bypassed cinemas in a number of key European territories such as France and Europe.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampage. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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