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as in runaway
showing no signs of being under control
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail
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Some stakeholders pointed out that fears of rampant increases in crime appear thus far unfounded.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2024
At the center of its sprawling plot are four members of an Arab family, who share several casual, agreeable scenes together, but whose secrets from one another speak to a larger culture of silence, shame, social pressure and rampant prejudice.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
That committee and other investigative efforts have shown the COVID-era fraud was rampant and that little has been done to recover those funds.
—Casey Harper | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
Women Deal With Sexism At Work Sexism is rampant in the workplace.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2024
At the center of its sprawling plot are four members of an Arab family, who share several casual, agreeable scenes together, but whose secrets from one another speak to a larger culture of silence, shame, social pressure and rampant prejudice.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
That committee and other investigative efforts have shown the COVID-era fraud was rampant and that little has been done to recover those funds.
—Casey Harper | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
Women Deal With Sexism At Work Sexism is rampant in the workplace.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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