run rampant

idiom

: to be very common or to spread very quickly and in a way that is difficult to control

Rumors of her engagement ran rampant.

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The explanations run rampant from economists, politicians, and pundits. —

Erik Sherman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Reports show that false claims run rampant under X’s community notes feature—a crowdsourced method of fact-checking meant to replace the watchdogs laid off by Musk. —

Jenn Brice, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 People at New York's Columbia University tell Fox News Digital that little has changed on campus since last year, when faculty and administration were accused of letting Jew hatred run rampant. —

Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024 Skip ahead a few news cycles, and people now basically expect online misinformation to run rampant during elections–and trust in media during the off-season isn’t much better. —

Bryan Vandyke, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for run rampant