as in huff
an outburst or display of excited anger
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Recent Examples of tantrum
By 7, Benji had accumulated a few dozen words, and his aggressive, prolonged tantrums had grown less frequent, allowing his mother to take him grocery shopping and to mass on Sundays.
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Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
When Rosemary grew into adulthood, however, and began exhibiting violent tantrums and a propensity to wander from caretakers in the early 1940s, her father worried that men might take advantage of her.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
After quitting on the team on Sunday this elite player, a talent who is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, threw a tantrum that embarrassed his employer and the organization that paid him handsomely for three seasons.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
As part of this tantrum, Musk responded affirmatively to a suggestion that King Charles should dissolve Parliament, appearing to both misunderstand the British parliamentary system and endorse a monarchist view for the country, which is to say a semi-authoritarian one.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
When Rosemary grew into adulthood, however, and began exhibiting violent tantrums and a propensity to wander from caretakers in the early 1940s, her father worried that men might take advantage of her.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
After quitting on the team on Sunday this elite player, a talent who is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, threw a tantrum that embarrassed his employer and the organization that paid him handsomely for three seasons.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
As part of this tantrum, Musk responded affirmatively to a suggestion that King Charles should dissolve Parliament, appearing to both misunderstand the British parliamentary system and endorse a monarchist view for the country, which is to say a semi-authoritarian one.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrum
Noun
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The huffs and hums, produced by two women standing face-to-face and vocalizing from their throats, is believed to be one of the oldest music forms in the world.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Aug. 2024
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Page Six reported that the 58-year-old television chef had an outburst on Thursday, January 16, while shopping at Eataly NYC Downtown.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Speaking during his post-match interview on court, Medvedev appeared to be in good spirits and didn’t mention his outburst at the end of the third set.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Behind the scenes, though, officials are starting to confront the reality that the LAPD buildup won’t happen anytime soon — while acknowledging that the country’s third-largest police department may even continue to shrink.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Investigators said detectives compared the video footage from both scenes, as well as information previously gathered on Thompson, to name her one of the suspects in the armed robbery.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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That 17-point explosion in the fourth quarter was the on-court highlight.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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While the fiery explosion is enough to make Emily and Matt believe that Chuck is dead, her ex-boyfriend and fellow agent Baron (Scott) believes otherwise.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lippes could not be reached immediately Monday morning to comment, and Javits did not respond immediately to a text seeking his reaction.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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What has changed in recent seasons is the Oilers’ reaction to physical teams.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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So far, Wynwood has proved a perfect fit, said Tanha.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The company demoed Gemini using the phone’s camera to suggest someone buy a different pair of jeans for a slimmer fit. TM Roh in the house.—
Todd Haselton,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The First Lady arrived at Trump’s second inauguration wearing an outfit that sent social media into a frenzy, with many making comparisons to the character Carmen Sandiego.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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That retribution could be political or simply launching his supporters into a frenzy of social media attacks accompanied at times by a fear of violence.—
Richard J. Davis,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Turn on the soundtrack loud and rage against the injustice.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the movie itself proving its might across three different categories, Morris’ absence begs the question: How? —Joey Nolfi 12 of 13 SNUB: Challengers score Time to compress and repress your rage, as the Academy pulled the aux cord out from one of the best original scores of 2024.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrum. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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