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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
Early in the year, wildfires raged for weeks, dominating national news cycles and essentially shutting down tourism in the area for the time.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The full-scale war has raged in Ukraine for four years now and as of 2025, Russia had not only killed scores of soldiers and civilians, but also destroyed and damaged more than 850 libraries and over 1,000 cultural centers, according to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s national news agency.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
When influencer Mike Chau posted that Gigi’s half chicken goes for $40, keyboard warriors raged.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The country of around 38 million gained independence from Portugal in 1975, but still bears the scars of a devastating civil war that began straight after independence and raged on and off for 27 years before finally ending in 2002.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Wolverines hoisted the national championship trophy, confetti dropped and the celebration raged.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As in the Hursh case, a battle over discovery in Nida — that is, a fight to see documents — raged for more than a year before attorneys won the right to see the State Farm documents and depose executives.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 31 Mar. 2026
The war, initially expected to be a brief campaign, raged on for four years from Virginia to the Arizona territory and claimed as many as 750,000 lives on both sides.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The full-scale war has raged in Ukraine for four years now and as of 2025, Russia had not only killed scores of soldiers and civilians, but also destroyed and damaged more than 850 libraries and over 1,000 cultural centers, according to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s national news agency.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
When influencer Mike Chau posted that Gigi’s half chicken goes for $40, keyboard warriors raged.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The country of around 38 million gained independence from Portugal in 1975, but still bears the scars of a devastating civil war that began straight after independence and raged on and off for 27 years before finally ending in 2002.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Wolverines hoisted the national championship trophy, confetti dropped and the celebration raged.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As in the Hursh case, a battle over discovery in Nida — that is, a fight to see documents — raged for more than a year before attorneys won the right to see the State Farm documents and depose executives.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 31 Mar. 2026
The war, initially expected to be a brief campaign, raged on for four years from Virginia to the Arizona territory and claimed as many as 750,000 lives on both sides.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raged
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The mentalist was perhaps moments away from climbing inside the mind of the president on Saturday night when a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles stormed toward the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with two guns and fired at law enforcement.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the reception to my style was not ideal, especially when judges would clock my handmade or altered garments as cheap or not properly steamed.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Both Jaabis and the Israeli officer, Moshe Chen, were severely burned during the terror attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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That includes Brantley County, about 20 miles west of Brunswick, Georgia, where the Highway 82 Fire has burned at least 54 structures — including homes — and forced evacuations this week.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump has similarly fumed at Thune, going so far as to refuse to sign bills until the SAVE America Act reaches his desk.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … POLITICS ‘NO AUTHORIZATION’ – DHS exposes background of NYC city council employee after Mamdani fumed over arrest.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Raged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raged. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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