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adverb

Definition of berserknext
as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight

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berserk

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adjective

as in ballistic

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berserk

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noun

variants or berserker
as in cowboy

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Recent Examples of berserk
Adjective
Paige’s music hit and the crowd at WrestleMania 42 went absolutely berserk. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026 This has unintended consequences when both Batel and Spock share a vision that sends Spock into a berserk rage. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Noun
Argentina strikes first in the 38th minute, and the massive Argentina faithful goes berserk inside the stadium. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 Every four years, soccer fans around the globe go berserk over the World Cup, but in host cities like Los Angeles, the worldwide spectacle feels bittersweet and financially out of reach. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for berserk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berserk
  1. frantically
  2. ballistic
  3. cowboy
  4. wildly
  5. nuclear
  6. madman
  7. wild
  8. psychotic
Adverb
  • Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • For five days Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez has been frantically searching for her son across hospitals in La Guaira and Caracas.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Definition of frantically
Adjective
  • The officer's ballistic vest stopped the bullet before returning fire and striking Wrightsell.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • The detective was struck in the back of his ballistic vest and was not seriously injured, Mamdani said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of ballistic
Noun
  • The aim is the same the world over, but this rodeo is in Australia, where cattle stations dwarf even those in the United States, creating a familiar yet distinct cowboy culture.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of cowboy
Adverb
  • As Egypt celebrated wildly, referee François Letexier went to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) screen to look at a foul that may have occurred in the buildup.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Marfan syndrome is particularly mysterious because members of a family who carry the same exact mutation can have wildly different health trajectories, Catherine Boileau, a geneticist at the French health research institution INSERM, told me.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of wildly
Adjective
  • This phase will include adding additional power generation, solar and nuclear, deploying upgraded lunar rovers and potentially drones, expanding communication networks, and delivering up to 60 tons of cargo to the lunar surface.
    — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The parliamentary media center noted that the parts cut out of the Tuesday night broadcast included discussion of United Nations nuclear inspections, the country's frozen financial assets, and a $300 billion reconstruction fund.
    — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of nuclear
Noun
  • Ozzy was the madman up front, usually singing brooding lyrics written by Geezer.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026
  • Verbinski’s latest, a genre-bending sci-fi that sees Sam Rockwell as a time-travelling madman recruiting help to save humanity from the threat of artificial intelligence, led the director to take a deep dive into new tools.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 June 2026
Definition of madman
Adverb
  • Two more runs scored in the fourth inning when Ohtani, Pages and Freeman strung together three consecutive two-out singles and Keller wild-pitched a run home.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
  • First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • The defense argued that Bland had a psychotic episode due to a COVID infection.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • The experience in question was a psychotic break that Murray endured in 2017 after spending several months involved with a wellness cult, coming to believe herself capable of powerful healing abilities.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2026
Definition of psychotic

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