as in ranting
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as in drooling
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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Recent Examples of raving
Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 13 July 2022
In the video, De Laurentiis mixed up the drink, which mixes balsamic vinegar and sparkling water, and gave a raving review.
—Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
One-off tweets are still a lot of fun, but building a community of raving fans is where Twitter really shines.
—Evan William Kirstel, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The album was released in May 2020 and received raving reviews, and has been streamed 1 Billion times globally to date.
—Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
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Unbeknownst that the emerging artist was working amongst them, the raving crowd of partygoers danced in excitement as the DJ shouted her out.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 13 July 2022
In the video, De Laurentiis mixed up the drink, which mixes balsamic vinegar and sparkling water, and gave a raving review.
—Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
One-off tweets are still a lot of fun, but building a community of raving fans is where Twitter really shines.
—Evan William Kirstel, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The album was released in May 2020 and received raving reviews, and has been streamed 1 Billion times globally to date.
—Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raving
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Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the co-founder of Axios ranting about billionaire Elon Musk and his comments on X about being part of the news media.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
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But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Trump was irate after agents served a search warrant on Mar-A-Lago in 2022 in an investigation over the former president’s handling of classified documents.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Arcadia Mayor Michael Cao, who has heard repeatedly from constituents irate about smash-and-grabs, the price of groceries and other problems a part-time suburban politician is ill-equipped to address, expected the move away from the Democratic Party.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bands, vendors, and fans were understandably apoplectic, venting up a storm on local news and social media, and launching a Victims of Capulet Fest 2024 Facebook group.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Notwithstanding the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd going apoplectic over every pick simply because Trump picked them, the overwhelming majority of Cabinet nominations and other picks not subject to Senate confirmation are objectively solid, experienced, and well-qualified.Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Nosferatu cast battles rats, corpses and rabid dogs.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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While rabid Swift fans were excited about the coffee table book, The Eras Tour Book reviews did note a lot of typos slipped through the production process.Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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This helps explain why Gabbard elicits a seething hatred from people like Frum, Clinton, and Nichols.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The posts linked a global network of agitators who have seized on the influx of migrants seeking political asylum or economic opportunity to build seething followings online.Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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