as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight
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Recent Examples of berserk
WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In the past year, the real-estate market has, well, gone berserk.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
The emotions that animate finance are frequently berserk.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In the past year, the real-estate market has, well, gone berserk.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
Noun
In the first scene, a chimpanzee goes berserk on the set of a sitcom, a moment of absurd, bloody terror that becomes a motif and a thematic key.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berserk
Adverb
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Jeopardy/Instagram) Goins put his hand to his head while frantically trying to think, but was unable to come up with an answer.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Karen declared open conflict with Mia and Jacqueline, laying out all the inconsistencies in Mia’s storytelling that leave the group frustrated while Ashley was in the back hallway frantically turning her Anastasia Beverly Hills contour stick into a semblance of five-o’-clock shadow.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 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
Noun
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Will Rodgers Foundation announced last week that the Palisades Fire claimed both historic homes of the famed cowboy actor and member of the Cherokee Nation.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Dowdle even said that spring that the Florida Marlins had hurt the game by spending wildly in the winter of 1996-97, winning a World Series and then selling off most of their stars.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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But as has been the case with arguably the top remaining free agent on the open market throughout the winter, this situation still feels wildly fluid.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Miller, of course, is aware that Trump’s intention, always, is to shock, to play the madman, and thus frighten his rivals and alter the terms of the debate.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Notorious madman Charles Manson, who died in prison in 2017 at age 83, and a group of his followers terrorized the Los Angeles area in 1969 by committing at least seven gruesome murders, including actress Sharon Tate.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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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Authorities found a High Standard .22 caliber pistol in her room, which Kansas City Police Department ballistic experts later linked to the murder of Patricia Jones.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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Evidence, such as witness statements and the ballistic trajectory of the bullet that struck King, has fueled speculation of a broader plot.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Stephanie Weeks, a Black actress and director who is a frequent Target Margin collaborator, wears one of these WHITE sashes as Julie, the showboat’s leading lady, as does Edwin Joseph, playing her husband and co-star, Steve.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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Still, the factor that may have been most harmful were his relationships with fellow Republican lawmakers, who regarded him as an empty showboat willing to hurt the party to gain attention.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserk. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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