RAMPAGES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rampages

verb

present tense third-person singular of rampage

as in rants

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And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Definition of rants

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The couple raves about the care their girls have received at both hospitals.

— Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of raves

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The mental load of harder cases As AI takes on routine tasks, human agents may be left dealing with a greater share of complicated cases — and be required to pick up the slack when the technology fails.

— Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The other game is another SEC matchup as Missouri takes on Ole Miss.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of takes on

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In Hargeisa, meanwhile, the country that doesn’t exist carries on.

— Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
Maybe Walker carries on as an elite back for years to come and the Broncos — and others — will kick themselves for not getting more involved.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of carries on

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