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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
Across the continent, schools closed, concerts were canceled, train lines were suspended and wildfires raged.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Cameron came up with the idea during the pandemic, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country and wildfires raged across Northern California.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 June 2026
Their fears come after several large wildfires raged across portions of Miami-Dade earlier this month burning tens of thousands of acres and forcing some people form their homes.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
These conflicts raged on through the pandemic, when the country was generally going insane, and in 2022, when President Joe Biden exercised his right to appoint a new chair, Rios took what was in effect a thankless cleanup job.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Thousands of bodies spilled out of the Mojave Tent as the singer raged onstage, two weekends in a row.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
By July 2, when Orlando temperatures topped 101 degrees, wildfires had raged for more than 40 days, burning more than 300,000 acres across the region.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
As the Spurs lead shrunk, the roar of the crowd inside MSG raged.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Cameron came up with the idea during the pandemic, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country and wildfires raged across Northern California.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 June 2026
Their fears come after several large wildfires raged across portions of Miami-Dade earlier this month burning tens of thousands of acres and forcing some people form their homes.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
These conflicts raged on through the pandemic, when the country was generally going insane, and in 2022, when President Joe Biden exercised his right to appoint a new chair, Rios took what was in effect a thankless cleanup job.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Thousands of bodies spilled out of the Mojave Tent as the singer raged onstage, two weekends in a row.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
By July 2, when Orlando temperatures topped 101 degrees, wildfires had raged for more than 40 days, burning more than 300,000 acres across the region.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
As the Spurs lead shrunk, the roar of the crowd inside MSG raged.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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When Daemon stormed into his dining room to seize Harrenhal under Rhaenyra’s name, Ser Simon was super polite about the whole thing.
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The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican activists, stormed and occupied the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for 12 hours.
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The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
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But don’t miss the crispy duck and walnut, and matsutake steamed chicken at the equally satisfying but more casual Yunnan specialty restaurant, Horizon.
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The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment.
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Idling trucks, sandbag piles and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in Boyle Heights signaled that the work to clean up millions of pounds of spoiled food and burned debris had begun Friday morning.
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When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.
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The savory dumplings can be boiled, sautéed, or topped with onions and sour cream for extra flavor.
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Potatoes that have been boiled, baked, or microwaved have less resistant starch than those that have been cooked and then chilled (as in potato salad).
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Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections.
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All the millwork and fumed oak cabinetry throughout the house were custom-designed by Toumbakaris.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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