rampage

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While stressing that the rampage was an isolated incident, investigators described the gunman as a depressed loner who was interested in guns and survivalist techniques and had recently left his factory job for unknown reasons.

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  1. noun A course of violent, frenzied behavior or action.
  2. intransitive verb To move about wildly or violently.

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  • While stressing that the rampage was an isolated incident, investigators described the gunman as a depressed loner who was interested in guns and survivalist techniques and had recently left his factory job for unknown reasons. —  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
  • The motive for the rampage is still unclear although he seems to have targetted women inside the school. —  euronews
  • Watching their rampage, the animals eventually intervene, creating an opportunity for peaceful resolution. —  Home
  • Xam'd goes on a rampage which is only stopped when a red-haired foreign girl appears. —  Anime Nano!
  • But Li said those involved in the rampage were not Tibetan. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Scots, possibly from ramp2.

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  1. from ramp + -age.
  2. Also (Scots) rampauge; from rampage, n.
 

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/ˈræmpədʒ/
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