as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a tirade filled with uncontrolled anger about what the government was doing
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Confirmation of his death prompted scenes of uncontrolled grief and wailing by Hezbollah supporters on the streets, and an exodus of Shiites to safer areas of the capital.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
Patrollers will trigger slides with explosives, or by slope-cutting—skiing at a 45-degree angle across a hillside—prior to a run opening to reduce the risk of uncontrolled avalanches while the terrain is open.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2024
Those included that Anthony Fauci didn't organize a campaign to suppress theories that COVID originated with a lab leak, and that the Trump administration's pandemic response led to the uncontrolled spread of COVID in nursing homes.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Still, its main role would be deterrence; European troops would not serve in frontline combat roles, where they would be exposed to daily incidents and skirmishes, to avoid the risk of unwanted, uncontrolled escalation.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
Patrollers will trigger slides with explosives, or by slope-cutting—skiing at a 45-degree angle across a hillside—prior to a run opening to reduce the risk of uncontrolled avalanches while the terrain is open.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2024
Those included that Anthony Fauci didn't organize a campaign to suppress theories that COVID originated with a lab leak, and that the Trump administration's pandemic response led to the uncontrolled spread of COVID in nursing homes.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Still, its main role would be deterrence; European troops would not serve in frontline combat roles, where they would be exposed to daily incidents and skirmishes, to avoid the risk of unwanted, uncontrolled escalation.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Uncontrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrolled. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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