as in rampage
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death
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as in to craze
to cause to go insane or as if insane
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of frenzy
James Pearce, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Ann Selzer posted the survey just days before the election, sending the political world into a frenzy that Trump might lose the reliably red state of Iowa.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Today, the media frenzy about who can be the next president or minister misses the point.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
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Noun
While the outside world went into a frenzy about Klopp’s potential successor, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso quickly labelled the frontrunner, the priority for FSG principal owner John W. Henry, FSG president Mike Gordon and Werner was establishing who would lead that managerial search.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Ann Selzer posted the survey just days before the election, sending the political world into a frenzy that Trump might lose the reliably red state of Iowa.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Though the show stretches across eight 45-minute episodes, diving into countless details and fantastical beings, its pacing often stalls, leading to a humdrum tone instead of a display frenzied with action.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Today, the media frenzy about who can be the next president or minister misses the point.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenzy
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The security firm Mandiant, which is owned by Google, said in June that the rampage impacted roughly 165 victims.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Police say the rampage ended in Parker, Arizona, near the Colorado River.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Dec. 2024
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Another crazed superfan maybe?Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Mar. 2023
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Ellie, crazed and exhausted, emerges into the cold air in a cloud of smoke.Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
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Director Danny Boyle reunites with his 28 Weeks Later writer Alex Garland for this zombie horror sequel where the rage virus continues to rage on.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Next, the Reel cuts to a clip of Trainor and Olsen hitting a car in the rage room, which proved to be a bit underwhelming, the latter joked.Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Sadly, the mainstream media hasn’t bothered to ask me any questions about it.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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With so much competition, why would China even bother pouring money and effort into such megaconstellations?Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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Read: The fury of Chris Rock Rock’s opening monologue last night was playfully deceptive too.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
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In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury 1 of 69 There are also models in development combining machine learning with real-world physics — known as hybrid models — that could be the solution to some of these problems.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Be clear about your priorities and don’t let unnecessary features distract you.Rhett Power, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Go down the middle road, and split up to distract the team, and learn the shortcuts to run around the map as fast as possible.Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The sightings have provoked hysteria among residents and fears of in-air collisions with commercial planes and helicopters.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Under the direction of David Tedeschi, the film brings back the tears of hysteria that accompanied the band’s every move in the U.S., and generates some fresh tears from some of its contemporary interview subjects, who tell how the band’s advent changed their lives.Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Though the Dark Universe might be dead, Robert Eggers has crafted something like its spiritual successor with a series of disturbing horror features.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Do not disturb is a feature frequently used by the beauty guru.Celeste Polanco, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frenzy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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