rampaged; rampaging
: to rush wildly about
: a course of violent, riotous, or reckless action or behavior
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Verb
Rioters rampaged through the streets of the city.
Noun
some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
But Kong's most important contribution to the horror genre may have more to do with his creator, stop-motion artist Willis H. O'Brien, than the giant rampaging ape himself.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Investigators testified Wednesday that Colin Gray knew of his son’s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings ahead of the rampage.
—Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The father of three was trapped at home with his family as a landslide rampaged the surrounding area, taking down trees and impacting roads, barring his ability to check in on others.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
But Kong's most important contribution to the horror genre may have more to do with his creator, stop-motion artist Willis H. O'Brien, than the giant rampaging ape himself.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
The violent action thus sets him off on a murderous, revenge rampage.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Investigators testified Wednesday that Colin Gray knew of his son’s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings ahead of the rampage.
—Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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rampage
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ram·page
ˈram-ˌpāj 
: a course of violent or reckless action or behavior
rampageously
adverb
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