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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While the rest of the globe frantically fetishized growth targets, Bhutan shunned opportunities to monetize its considerable natural resources—including lumber, coal, and minerals—that would have come at the expense of the environment.By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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In a 911 call recording played at the press conference, a woman is heard frantically asking for help.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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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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The works often portray white cowboys on horseback in conflict with Indigenous people.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tim Blake Nelson sets the stage beautifully with his opening bit about a singing cowboy, but there are a number of scene-stealers here including Harry Melling, Tom Waits, and Bill Heck.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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Their only hope lies with the wildly inconsistent Matthew Stafford, who ate up the Minnesota Vikings blitzes last week.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the law ordering ByteDance to sell its wildly popular app, making TikTok's removal from app stores by Sunday all but certain.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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But even magic theaters for madmen are more interesting when someone is with you.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The store’s owner Thomas Benton Lee and a group of salesmen mug like madmen around a large Majestic radio out front on the sidewalk.Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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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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Law enforcement officials said after driving into the Bourbon Street crowd and crashing the truck, Mr. Jabbar exited the car wearing a ballistic vest and helmet and fired at police, injuring at least two before he was shot and killed by officers returning fire.Kristie Rieken, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
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Made of ballistic Kevlar with velvet leaves, it was created by designer Tobias Wong in 2004, an era of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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