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as in raged
to express one's anger usually violently
the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces
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as in rained
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners
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as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
by the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined
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Recent Examples of stormed
Technically, fans stormed the court twice.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Houses of worship, schools and hospitals are being stormed.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mapu said Vrabel was the driving figure that transformed the Patriots from a four-win team a year ago into one that has stormed into the Super Bowl as winners of 13 of their last 14 games.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma State fans stormed the court after the victory.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Many parents reported keeping their children home from class as federal agents stormed the city.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
Lemon was covering the protest, in which demonstrators stormed the church and interrupted Sunday service, as an independent journalist.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Bugti said militants stormed the home of a Baloch laborer in Gwadar and killed five women and three children.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Houses of worship, schools and hospitals are being stormed.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mapu said Vrabel was the driving figure that transformed the Patriots from a four-win team a year ago into one that has stormed into the Super Bowl as winners of 13 of their last 14 games.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma State fans stormed the court after the victory.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Many parents reported keeping their children home from class as federal agents stormed the city.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
Lemon was covering the protest, in which demonstrators stormed the church and interrupted Sunday service, as an independent journalist.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Bugti said militants stormed the home of a Baloch laborer in Gwadar and killed five women and three children.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormed
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Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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The secretary also spoke about the anti-regime protests that have raged in Iran since late December.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Debris and sheet metal panels rained down from a Con Edison facility rooftop Saturday afternoon amid high winds in the current Arctic chill gripping the city, FDNY said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Led by Marcus Johnson, the Wildcats rained down 3-pointers in the first half to lead by as many as 18 in the first.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, as Indiana steamed toward the national-title game, Cuban gave even more.—
Keith O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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For more on why AstraZeneca poured billions into China ahead of the trading debut of its shares in New York, read this.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Matt Winkelmeyer Reactions poured in when it was announced that the Super Bowl's halftime headliner would be the popular Puerto Rican artist who performs mainly in Spanish, with some hailing the historic choice and others criticizing it.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The newspaper printed its last edition in June 2021 after police raided its office and froze its assets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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As recently as December, police raided a gay-friendly venue in the nation’s capital, Baku, and detained more than 100 people.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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January blazes in Chile killed 23, destroyed over 1,000 structures, and burned 174 square miles in Argentina, including a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bill Maher thinks the bridge between him and Jimmy Kimmel might be burned for good.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The violence broke out after hundreds of middle and high school students flooded the downtown to protest.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Stormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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