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as in runaway
showing no signs of being under control
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail
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Recent Examples of rampant
Defeat in the First World War and the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Versailles had turned the imperial power into a shambolic constitutional republic ill-equipped to curb rampant inflation or pacify violent uprisings from the right and left.
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Then, just two months later, it was announced that the sale of the Explorer EV was to be delayed until summer 2024—not ideal when the pace of advancement in EVs these days is rampant, with tech being superseded so quickly that residual values of electric cars are disastrous.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Hunger is rampant, as Israelis block aid trucks or bar security for those who enter.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
Despite the rampant overtime spending, Adams exempted the NYPD, the FDNY and the Sanitation Department from previous rounds of citywide budget cuts that had drastic impacts on some other agencies, including libraries, which were forced to eliminate universal Sunday service as a result.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Then, just two months later, it was announced that the sale of the Explorer EV was to be delayed until summer 2024—not ideal when the pace of advancement in EVs these days is rampant, with tech being superseded so quickly that residual values of electric cars are disastrous.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Hunger is rampant, as Israelis block aid trucks or bar security for those who enter.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
Despite the rampant overtime spending, Adams exempted the NYPD, the FDNY and the Sanitation Department from previous rounds of citywide budget cuts that had drastic impacts on some other agencies, including libraries, which were forced to eliminate universal Sunday service as a result.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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And that kind of runaway imagination is so Rosie in Cross My Heart.Megan Collins, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Finally, Trump and his advisors are ignoring the much more devastating possibility that tipping points in natural systems may set off runaway global warming that will inflict catastrophic impacts on average Americans so that even heroic adaptation and resilience will offer limited protection.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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This strappy sandal is crafted in a lush satin, boasting a classic black hue that is easy to style.REI, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Drivers unfamiliar with this stretch of U.S. Highway 17 likely pay little attention to the remains of a 75-foot brick chimney that powered the old rice mill or the huge kiln nearby, both planted in the lush landscape of palmetto trees and marsh grass.Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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If that isn’t enough plot, the lives of these characters become even more chaotic, violent, and ultimately tragic thanks to Emilia’s uncontrolled and selfish impulses.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Most commercial rat baits contain either anticoagulants, which cause uncontrolled internal bleeding, or neurotoxins, which cause seizures and make an animal unable to control its limbs.Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs. 9.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Individuals who chose to eat their placenta raw or in a tincture are especially vulnerable to infection.Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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Investigators have interviewed all the individuals involved in the incident, but video footage provides the raw images of what happened, Lloyd said.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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Arnold told the Statesman by phone that the cottages are more dense than other single-family homes and sit on smaller lots, keeping costs down for builders and future residents alike.Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the simple fact that much of the densest forest is on terrain so steep that loggers’ machines couldn’t even access it.Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
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Expanding offshore leasing is a practical, if not necessary, step to ensuring a prosperous America with abundant energy supply.James Broughel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The foreign policy chiefs in the White House believed firmly that cooperation was vital to securing a prosperous, peaceful and eventually democratic China.Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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The same is available in guest rooms along with newspaper and thick kitchen matches for fire starting.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Here sits Turkish British author Elif Shafak, confronting a vision that will shatter her understanding of both motherhood and creativity: the milk flowing from her breast has transformed into something sinister—thick and dark as a calligrapher’s ink.Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampant. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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