Thesaurus results for TANTRUMS

tantrums

noun

plural of tantrum

as in outbursts

an outburst or display of excited anger had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints

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Recent Examples of tantrums Developmental pediatrician Carrie Cuffman told the Cleveland Clinic that attention-seeking tantrums are one case where staying out of it can help. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 While restraint collapse and tantrums can look similar on the surface, their triggers are different. — Liz Regalia, Parents, 2 Aug. 2026 And somehow, the process managed to produce a nation where children curse, dream, and throw tantrums in Hebrew without anyone feeling for a moment as if they were trapped in a historical reënactment. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 For months, conservatives like Elon Musk have been having racist tantrums about Nolan’s decision to cast Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the ancient world. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 Or the grocery store, where tantrums can erupt at any moment. — Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 His social-media tantrums result in real-world consequences, such as the alienation of allies during key geopolitical negotiations. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 Let’s take advantage while the bots are frantically throwing trade tantrums! — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Eidinger is perfect for the role, and his escalating temper tantrums — almost camp at first, with delicious echoes of Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa — become frightening in their intensity. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026

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Noun

The 36-year-old Hubble also is dropping in orbit because of the sun’s recent outbursts.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
He was accused of two other antisemitic outbursts and was eventually convicted in France on hate-speech charges.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of outbursts

Noun

The structure of this Silo season has been frustrating at times, with all the jumping back and forth between scenes from the 21st century and scenes in the silos.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Traditional Rocky Horror movie showings include a costumed cast acting out the events on screen, with bags of props handed out for audience participation during certain scenes.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of rages

Noun

The clever premise provides the opportunity for plenty of high-octane action sequences, including fistfights, shootouts, explosions and car chases, with the hapless Ben providing comic relief from Hank’s Terminator-like indestructibility.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosions

Noun

But because of the financial stability provided by Orladeyo’s success, the company is able to take a more flexible approach when looking for potential fits.

— Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
New styles for men include relaxed straight painter jeans, baggy cargo and barrel fits and low-rise baggy jeans with drawstring waists.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fits

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According to the Courier & Press, the Facebook announcement generated about 1,000 reactions and more than 200 shares within four hours.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
For Cramer, the contrasting reactions show that investors remain willing to buy technology and AI stocks when valuations and fundamentals are attractive.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reactions

Noun

Those with the condition, which was eventually named Minamata disease, had symptoms including tremors, headaches, seizures, vision and hearing problems, ataxia, dysarthria, memory loss, and cognitive decline.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
The staff immediately gave her magnesium sulfate to prevent her from having seizures.

— Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizures

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