rage
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Synonyms for rage
Synonyms: Noun
agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rampage, uproar
Synonyms: Verb
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Examples of rage in a Sentence
Noun
Her note to him was full of rage. He was shaking with rage. She was seized by a murderous rage. His rages rarely last more than a few minutes.Verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision. The manager raged at the umpire. A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors. The fire raged for hours.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The driving goal behind the Open Lunar Foundation is to start a moon development that would not be beholden to a particular country or billionaire.(AFP/Getty Images) The moon is all the rage these days. — Los Angeles Times, "Silicon Valley’s tech heavyweights want to settle the moon," 6 Sep. 2019 Sour ales are all the rage, and for that, our taste buds are thankful. — Birmingham Magazine, al, "Birmingham magazine’s Best and Worst of Birmingham," 3 Sep. 2019 Everyone knows that the Popeyes Chicken sandwich is all the rage right now. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "You Might Be Enjoying the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Craze, But Employees Are Not," 28 Aug. 2019 As far as trends go, there's no denying that metallics are all the rage right now, with Lizzo, Cardi, and Elliot all repping hi-shine variations of the style. — Allure, "The Most Dazzling Nail Looks From the 2019 MTV VMAs," 27 Aug. 2019 The second generation has been all the rage in Major League Baseball this season. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Torrey Pines baseball standout sprouting from Korean roots," 8 Aug. 2019 Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "Trump calls for "strong background checks" and blames media for "anger and rage" in U.S.," 5 Aug. 2019 Bernie Sanders, the Brooklyn socialist who represents Vermont in the Senate, is in a rage because some of his staffers have taken complaints about their pay and working conditions to the press. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 25 July 2019 That move fired up Rollins, who flew into a rage and pinned Corbin after multiple stomps. — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, "Brock Lesnar cashes in at ‘Extreme Rules’ to become Universal Champion again," 15 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The root controversy, well, if these tweets are any indication, that might rage until opening night. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Iguodala recalls when he and Draymond got under Kevin Durant’s skin at practice," 22 Aug. 2019 That debate will rage in next year’s legislative session. — Washington Post, "‘Boring’ no more? Virginia has already begun embracing casino-style gaming," 7 July 2019 Winds are the biggest wild card with fires: Major red-flag events are a key factor in fires that rage out of control. — Los Angeles Times, "California fire mystery: No major summer brush fires after years of record destruction," 22 Aug. 2019 Tucker’s c’est la vie attitude on the calls reflects a stark honesty about the gun violence that continues to rage this summer in pockets of the South and West sides. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: A rare look at Chicago’s entrenched gun culture, post-Lollapalooza depression and other things to know to start your day," 6 Aug. 2019 Polyglot India is the nearest international comparator to the EU, but there too debates rage over whether to adopt a sole official language to add coherence. — The Economist, "Brexit is the ideal moment to make English the EU’s common language," 15 June 2019 Trout and Bellinger are the two best players in the game and the argument about who’s best should rage for years. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Golden age of L.A. sports being fueled by star-studded rivalries," 20 July 2019 The streaming wars continue to rage, most recently with WarnerMedia stripping Netflix of its subscribers’ beloved Friends and launching a new service called HBO Max. — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "All the projects coming to HBO Max, WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming service," 9 July 2019 In Libya and Yemen, conflicts continue to rage in which former regime figures have been central players. — Adam Taylor And, Washington Post, "Sudan may follow a perilous Arab Spring playbook: The strongman falls, his allies remain," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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