raged; raging
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Noun
Her note to him was full of rage.
He was shaking with rage.
She was seized by a murderous rage.
His rages rarely last more than a few minutes.
Verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision.
The manager raged at the umpire.
A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors.
The fire raged for hours.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
As fires rage and climate destruction grows, the Trump administration has signaled a shift to more mining and drilling, to rolling back protection for sacred sites like Bears Ears National Monument, and to rewriting the rules that govern policies like the Endangered Species Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
McNally confirmed that the crew was able to land the Super Scooper safely, but said that the aircraft was out of commission for approximately five days as the Palisades Fire raged on.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Fast forward to my college years, Serial is all the rage and true crime is at its genesis.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
As fires rage and climate destruction grows, the Trump administration has signaled a shift to more mining and drilling, to rolling back protection for sacred sites like Bears Ears National Monument, and to rewriting the rules that govern policies like the Endangered Species Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Musk, who has been raging against anyone who dares to get in his way, is smashing through agencies so quickly that Washington is struggling to fully understand what is happening in real time.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
McNally confirmed that the crew was able to land the Super Scooper safely, but said that the aircraft was out of commission for approximately five days as the Palisades Fire raged on.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rage. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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: violent and uncontrolled anger
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