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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
found her at home in a rage of scrubbing and cleaning in preparation for the rabbi's visit
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
boiling with rage at the waiter's insult, he demanded to see the manager
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as in craze
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage
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as in dementia
archaic
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
the king's last years were spent in a lonely rage
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1
as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently
the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing
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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter
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Recent Examples of rage
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Protesters raise weapons and Nepal’s national flag in front of the torched Supreme Court, a striking symbol of rage and resistance.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The president will rage, both caucuses in Congress will condemn and Wall Street will do deep knee bends.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Protesters raise weapons and Nepal’s national flag in front of the torched Supreme Court, a striking symbol of rage and resistance.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The conflict has raged for nearly 23 months and resulted in 64,871 Palestinians being killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The president will rage, both caucuses in Congress will condemn and Wall Street will do deep knee bends.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rage
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Prices have jumped by more than 40 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, as historically low mortgage rates between 2020 and 2022 triggered a homebuying frenzy that clashed with chronically low supply across the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Interest was mutual through March’s free-agent frenzy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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During the 2008 financial crisis, Biglari seized on shareholder anger and economic uncertainty.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Taking on Kimmel On Wednesday afternoon, Carr tapped into preexisting MAGA media anger about a Monday night Kimmel monologue and used a right-wing podcaster’s platform to blast Kimmel and pressure ABC’s parent company Disney.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the brand at the forefront of capitalizing on the cottage cheese craze is Good Culture, founded in 2015, just as the protein trend began to take off.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the store has leaned into the Dubai chocolate craze.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cortes' dad, 82-year-old Julio Rivera, has COPD, diabetes and late-stage vascular dementia.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sisters have taken time to give fans a peek into their time with family in recent months, particularly after their dad's 2022 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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That argument ends when Steven is involved in a car crash moments after Taylor storms out of the car during the fight, but the effects of it linger throughout the season as the pair find their way back to one another.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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During the October 7, 2023 attack, Hamas and several other militant groups stormed the Nova Music Festival and nearby communities in southern Israel, killed more than 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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In retaliation, the Houthis launched a fusillade of ballistic missiles at the Truman, which turned tail and steamed away, causing another Super Hornet to slide off the deck into the ocean.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 1979, the Spartan came steamed into Ludington to unload its cargo and was supposed to enter a relatively short layup.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara condemned the rampage and said the repeat offender endangered the public.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And rather than indignation or rage or fury, what comes through in the letters is his sheer amazement at being in this predicament.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But reacting with indignation has not been an option for Lee.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rage. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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