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as in stormed
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 steamed
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 raged
As the Tush Push discourse raged Sunday night following the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Eagles, another debate started.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
At times, officials, including senior advisor Stephen Miller, have raged against federal judges for standing in their way by issuing nationwide injunctions, some of which Sotomayor and her colleagues have then had brought before them.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
After all, the American right famously raged at former quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other players for taking a knee during the National Anthem, beginning in 2016, in protest of police brutality against people of color.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
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
As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
World leaders have pushed for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has raged for more than three years since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump has raged against Powell for most of his chairmanship, and is eager to replace him with a candidate more aligned with his views on the economy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
As a then unknown reaction to an antibiotic raged its internal war, my body began to shut down.
—Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
At times, officials, including senior advisor Stephen Miller, have raged against federal judges for standing in their way by issuing nationwide injunctions, some of which Sotomayor and her colleagues have then had brought before them.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
After all, the American right famously raged at former quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other players for taking a knee during the National Anthem, beginning in 2016, in protest of police brutality against people of color.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
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
As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
World leaders have pushed for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has raged for more than three years since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump has raged against Powell for most of his chairmanship, and is eager to replace him with a candidate more aligned with his views on the economy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
As a then unknown reaction to an antibiotic raged its internal war, my body began to shut down.
—Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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The Hollywood icon stormed the Dancing With the Stars ballroom during the season 34 premiere with a flashy tango alongside partner Jenna Johnson.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the rehearsal the day before, Ethan stormed out after claiming Zac and Lydia were moving too quickly in their relationship and speculating that Zac might be gay.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the spring, the leaves are harvested, steamed, de-stemmed and de-veined and then stone ground into a fine powder.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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And last Friday, US and British warships steamed through the Taiwan Strait.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It is served baked, fried, grilled, roasted, slow-cooked, or boiled, either alone, with seasonings, or as soups, stews, chilis, casseroles, and tacos.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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These petite potatoes are boiled, then stir fried, tossed with a salty-sweet sauce and finished with sesame seeds, green onions and pepper flakes.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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