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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Recent Examples of berserk
Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
The emotions that animate finance are frequently berserk.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
Dude started another fight, but this was even more berserk than the first.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
The emotions that animate finance are frequently berserk.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
Noun
In the first scene, a chimpanzee goes berserk on the set of a sitcom, a moment of absurd, bloody terror that becomes a motif and a thematic key.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
Markets went berserk, there was a bond meltdown, and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Adverb
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Every year around this time, as college basketball casuals start frantically Googling for Cinderellas, bracket breakdown marathons blanket TV airwaves and CBS’ Seth Davis predicts his fourth double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16, an upset favorite begins to emerge.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rally-goers were seen in footage on social media dispersing frantically during a 15-minute silence that was being observed during the protest.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: An important item in a cowboy’s kit The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter Okay, spoilers below! . . .—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1846, Fort Benton lured cowboys and miners who arrived on horseback or by steamboat on the Missouri River.—
Jim Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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For a brief history lesson, Pebble skyrocketed to fame in 2012 through a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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There’s no question that the wildly popular injectable weight-loss drugs help people drop pounds, lower heart-disease risk, manage obstructive sleep apnea, and more.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The madman uses a special type of radioactive clay to control his victims' actions.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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One of his more mischievously juicy performances is in Extreme Measures, a godawful 1996 medical thriller starring Hugh Grant as an idealistic young doctor who discovers (much more slowly than the audience does) that Hackman is an evil madman.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adjective
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This one, made from ballistic nylon, has a zippered entry to a padded laptop compartment, a padded mesh back panel, a key leash, plus pen holders and tons of other organizational features.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Russia has been launching waves of ballistic and cruise missiles towards Ukraine on regular basis, and been striking cities, energy infrastructure and civilian targets weekly.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stephanie Weeks, a Black actress and director who is a frequent Target Margin collaborator, wears one of these WHITE sashes as Julie, the showboat’s leading lady, as does Edwin Joseph, playing her husband and co-star, Steve.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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Still, the factor that may have been most harmful were his relationships with fellow Republican lawmakers, who regarded him as an empty showboat willing to hurt the party to gain attention.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserk. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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