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as in runaway
showing no signs of being under control
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail
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Recent Examples of rampant
Small businesses struggling with rampant crime in East San Jose are about to get some help.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Hunger there is rampant as the amount of humanitarian aid reaching the north has plummeted over the past month.
—Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
With fast fashion the second-most polluting industry in the world, the trade show is in response to the rampant overconsumption, growing awareness among the youth looking to be better consumers and the secondhand market changing the way consumption can become investments.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Those held at the Brooklyn jail have long complained about rampant violence, dreadful conditions, severe staffing shortages and the widespread smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some of it facilitated by employees.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Hunger there is rampant as the amount of humanitarian aid reaching the north has plummeted over the past month.
—Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
With fast fashion the second-most polluting industry in the world, the trade show is in response to the rampant overconsumption, growing awareness among the youth looking to be better consumers and the secondhand market changing the way consumption can become investments.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Those held at the Brooklyn jail have long complained about rampant violence, dreadful conditions, severe staffing shortages and the widespread smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some of it facilitated by employees.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampant
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Rushing attack needs more of angry Javonte Good things seem to happen when running back Javonte Williams moves down the field like a runaway freight train.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Avondale police issued an advisory on Sunday afternoon regarding a runaway teenage girl suspected of running away from her home to be picked up by her possible 29-year-old boyfriend.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Much of Little Brother’s songs are crafted by the use of samples, but Glasper’s band added a lush, sultry expansiveness to their catalog.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Created by Tony McNamara, who earned Oscar nominations for his writing work on both The Favourite and Poor Things, The Great offers the same combination of lush costumes and scenery mixed with a biting commentary on the world, and a woman’s place in it.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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In another rural health example, a different insurer learned that uncontrolled diabetes cost them $248,000 per member per year.Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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And just as nuclear blasts produce a distinctive mushroom cloud, uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Keep weedy areas of your yard cut back to deprive them of a place to call home.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards.Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The album’s raw, unvarnished portrayal of life’s trials and resilience resonates deeply with me.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Using the 16-Inch MacBook Pro: The Most Specialized MacBook Primarily a desktop replacement or workstation, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is surprisingly dense if you’re otherwise used to tossing around a lithe MacBook Air.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Reading this dense yet miraculously seductive book becomes an experience like Hans Castorp’s interlude on the mountain.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both seek to represent one of the most prosperous areas of the county.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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His surname is derived from Ar-Ramtha, a city on the northern edge of Jordan which grew prosperous through the illicit transit of goods in and out of the country.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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This was achieved through the installation of a stronger carbon fiber cross-brace between the front shock towers and a thicker undertray bolted beneath the engine.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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