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or amuck
as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok
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Recent Examples of amok
Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
This is a prime example of the limitations of the transactional Telehealth 1.0 model and the dangers of consumerism running amok.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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This brief description of the realities of body disposal leads us naturally to the Noble story, where imperfections run amok.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
This is a prime example of the limitations of the transactional Telehealth 1.0 model and the dangers of consumerism running amok.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok, but the script isn’t always doing him favors.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021
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His mind raced, frantically considering the options.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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In Part 2 of the final series, Rip is moving the Yellowstone cattle to Texas to save the herd from a deadly outbreak of brucellosis when Beth frantically calls him informing him of her father's death.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Disney Beyond that, Disney films also had a berserk sense of spectacle and showmanship that distinguished them.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
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All of it wild-caught.Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
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Like [does a wildly tongue-twisting Busta impression].Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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Scripted by Amos Vernon & Nunzio Randazzo, the film watches as a group of best’ friends private and wildly inappropriate, year-long group chat is hacked, which risks upending their individual lives and friendship with one another.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
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Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
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In that vein, ballistic missiles were designed to stand sentinel over a future where nuclear arms would never again be fired in anger.Brad Lendon, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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FirstEnergy sought either a state or a federal solution for its financially struggling nuclear plants, which were later owned by a subsidiary.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Amok.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amok. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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