as in wrenching
intensely or unbearably painful
I've had a raging headache
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as in storming
to express one's anger usually violently
the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing
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as in steaming
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter
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Recent Examples of raging
Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry.
—Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018
My Dad took us down to watch the raging water flow under the bridge.
—Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
Sessions’ comments, coupled with cable news’ nearly nonstop commentary, gives the impression of a raging discourse among economists over the economic impact of immigration.
—Benjamin Harris, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2017
So the American Whitewater Association created a seven-level standardized rating system covers everything from still water streams to continuous raging rapids for the more advanced river scout.
—Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2017
The whole raging battle had apparently been erased.
—Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2017
But in Canada, where a raging fire is threatening to destroy the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, firefighters stopped carrying shelters in 2005.
—Fernanda Santos, New York Times, 6 May 2016
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Another piece of footage, also geolocated, shows a fire raging inside a government complex in northeast Golestan province.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
When the sun goes down, three beams of light will illuminate the sky over the town that was, piercing the darkness that this time last year was lit with the unholy glow of a fire raging, with no end in sight.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Wednesday’s nominations were announced a year after the Palisades and Eaton fires began raging through Los Angeles.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Khan got out of bed and from her bedroom window could see flames raging in the mountains.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
With huge temperature swings, a raging flu season, and cedar fever, staying healthy in Central Texas right now is a challenge.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
An impassioned group of parents and alumni have spent recent months raging against what leaders have repeatedly emphasized is a nonnegotiable final decision.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
In the early morning hours of July 3, torrential rains turned the Guadalupe River in Kerr County into a raging wall of water, causing the river to rise 26 feet in less than an hour.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
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His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire.
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Newsom, along with California’s two Senators, had spent most of Wednesday in LA with fire survivors and first responders on the anniversary of the raging storm that destroyed so much for so many.
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Warfare Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.—
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One particularly wrenching moment in the film made an impression on her stepfather, Kurt Russell.—
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Really storming winds were coming, and during the whole shooting, this stormy wind never stops.—
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But the Bills have won three straight road games, pummeling the Pittsburgh Steelers, storming back to beat the New England Patriots and holding on against the Cleveland Browns.—
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Instead, he was bundled off in the middle of the night to the USS Iwo Jima steaming offshore in the Caribbean and then a flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in the Hudson Valley on his way to a New York jail cell to await his trial.—
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The extra hydration and water vapor from a steaming mug of tea help thin the mucus.—
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Fan Kelly Terzis described her feelings as intense sadness and grief, but also gratitude.—
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The study made a significant contribution, if not clarification, to this academic niche — medieval migration wasn’t seasonal, nor sporadic and intense.—
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four days.—
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
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September 22 Lucas Museum opens After a long, semi-torturous process, George Lucas’s grand vision for a public museum containing an impressive collection of paintings, drawings, and film memorabilia will finally come to fruition.—
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During this increasingly torturous adjustment period, Millie learns Nina spent some time in a psychiatric facility years earlier after allegedly leaving Cece to drown in a bathtub and taking enough pills to kill herself.—
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If Brussels sprouts cause discomfort, try boiling them briefly before roasting.—
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Baking Soda and Hot Water Fill a sink or container with hot water (boiling water is best) and submerge the glass vessel.—
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The Cincinnati Bengals have endured agonizing losses over the past two weeks, both falling late in the fourth quarter due to a defense that has struggled to make key stops.—
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The agonizing disease disproportionately impacts black and brown people, many of whom don’t live past their 50s and struggle with heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, and joint problems.—
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“Raging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raging. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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