as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight
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Recent Examples of berserk
WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In the past year, the real-estate market has, well, gone berserk.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
The emotions that animate finance are frequently berserk.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In the past year, the real-estate market has, well, gone berserk.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
Noun
In the first scene, a chimpanzee goes berserk on the set of a sitcom, a moment of absurd, bloody terror that becomes a motif and a thematic key.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Where to Play Channel your inner cowboy (or girl) on a snowy trail ride at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, led by fifth-generation wrangler (and enthralling storyteller) Ray Heid ($150).Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
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No, this episode seems largely about how John Dutton’s death is impacting the cowboys on the ranch.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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The best vanilla perfumes are wildly underrated in their versatility.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hollywood no longer provides admirable masculine ideals; the country’s most recognizable male figure is the one who’s always wildly, unreasonably the focus of controversy.Armond White, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is clearly the work of the magnificent madman who made two Step Up movies.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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All of it wild-caught.Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
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The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Still, the factor that may have been most harmful were his relationships with fellow Republican lawmakers, who regarded him as an empty showboat willing to hurt the party to gain attention.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fonseca found Barbosa to be a showboat on Instagram, sure, but also unfailingly polite and generous.Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
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“Berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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