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as in runaway
showing no signs of being under control
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail
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Recent Examples of rampant
Fan speculation ran rampant about the apparent return of Matt’s old law partner, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), brutally gunned down at the start of the series’s pilot episode.
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ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Survivor is about the pursuit of individualism within the constraints of community, and the limits of community in the face of rampant individualism.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Dalila Santiago, a close friend and leader in López’s movement, said after rampant impunity in the Honduras, Fúnez's detention came as a shock.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Courts were backed up, the jail population rose once again, and absenteeism became rampant among corrections officers.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Survivor is about the pursuit of individualism within the constraints of community, and the limits of community in the face of rampant individualism.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Dalila Santiago, a close friend and leader in López’s movement, said after rampant impunity in the Honduras, Fúnez's detention came as a shock.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Courts were backed up, the jail population rose once again, and absenteeism became rampant among corrections officers.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampant
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Lithium-ion systems offer higher energy density but continue to face scrutiny over overheating and thermal runaway incidents, especially as AI data centers scale rapidly and demand larger backup power systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Anthropic’s products—especially Claude Code, its tool for agentic software development—have seen runaway popularity.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Eco effort The most impressive part of the property is its lush landscaping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Even 246 cases at the time of declaration implied that there had been multiple generations of uncontrolled spread.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The Ebola outbreak first reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday has seemingly escalated quickly into a large, uncontrolled multinational outbreak.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Moreover, the subject is weedy and boring.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Although the flowers are quite lovely and attract native bees and minute pirate bugs (an insect that feeds on thrips, spider mites, and aphids), plants can become weedy if allowed to set seed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Jorrel Hato and fellow 20-year-old Josh Acheampong are talented-but-raw youngsters.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Recently, marinated, raw tuna cubes sat on top of a creamy hazelnut and bean pure while a fatty pork jowl was balanced by a tart salsa verde and sprigs of purslane.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Plants form a dense tuft of stiff grass-like foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Offal fell out of favor in America for several reasons, including its association with poverty and wartime rationing in the prosperous era that followed World War II, according to The Takeout.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Parting Thoughts The most prosperous will not simply be those who produce the most, but rather, those who can produce the right compounds, at the right quality, at the right scale and with the right cost profile.—
Thomas Andersen,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Pantelleria Closer to Tunisia than mainland Italy, Pantelleria is a remote volcanic island dotted with traditional dammusi, thick-walled, domed stone dwellings built to keep out the heat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Rodriguez Singh appeared behind the thick visitation glass, just feet away, seemingly prepared to talk.—
Doug Dunbar,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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“Rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampant. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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