a weed that's rampant in this area
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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The announcement comes as President Donald Trump's administration continues to intensify its pressure on selective universities over accusations of rampant antisemitism and liberal bias.—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 June 2025 Rumors about the next version of macOS are already rampant.—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025 Not by trusting that more technology is always better, or that rampant, unregulated technology will save us.—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Critics also worry that by having judges elected through popular vote, the independent authority of the courts could be compromised, and with it, their ability to uphold the law and keep other powers in check at a time of rampant crime and corruption.—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rampant
Word History
Etymology
Middle English rampaunt, rampand, borrowed from Anglo-French rampant "crawling, rampant (in heraldry)," from present participle of ramper "to climb, rear up on the hind legs, creep" — more at ramp entry 4
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