as in angry
feeling or showing anger
she went ballistic when she discovered her brother reading her e-mail
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Recent Examples of ballistic
In that time the model lineup has grown to include three distinct body styles and performance configurations that span from relatively quick to properly ballistic.
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Authorities who searched the car found a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition, the FBI said.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
This will require speeding up development of existing hypersonic and ballistic space sensor networks that can track missiles from orbit.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
And while shell casings were found at the scene, there was no other ballistic evidence that shots had been fired, The New York Times reported, adding there were no tire marks on the road that would be expected from a rapidly accelerating car fleeing the scene.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Authorities who searched the car found a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition, the FBI said.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
This will require speeding up development of existing hypersonic and ballistic space sensor networks that can track missiles from orbit.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
And while shell casings were found at the scene, there was no other ballistic evidence that shots had been fired, The New York Times reported, adding there were no tire marks on the road that would be expected from a rapidly accelerating car fleeing the scene.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballistic
Adjective
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Accept Your Child's Anger When your child has an angry outburst, acknowledge it.—
Miriam Foley,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Launching into her response, Willians soon became indignant, then emotional as her answer veered into a discussion of Morrissey and the judge who deemed a guardian necessary.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two with a furious rally and had a chance to take the lead after Louisville was called for a shot clock violation.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Despite a furious rally in the last 17 minutes of the second half, the Terps (25-8) were left out of the Big Ten Tournament final for the third time, joining close calls in 2015 and 2016 when those squads were both bounced by Michigan State — 62-58 in 2015 and 64-61 in 2016.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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The film is an indictment of the cult of toxic fandom and rabid loyalty surrounding larger-than-life figures such as Moretti.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The story of a rabid 200-pound St. Bernard terrorizing a mother and her son was first adapted back in 1983.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Ballistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballistic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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