rampant
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈræmpənt/
- In fact, racial bullying is quite rampant among adolescents.
- rampant corruption
- rampant inflation
- run rampant
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Watch on YouTubeIt seems like there is just rampant sexual abuse going on.
- It seems like there is just rampant sexual abuse going on.
- There are multiple allegations of rampant corruption in Ukraine.
- And here we run into realms of rampant speculation.
- And what the researchers found was that they were rampant labor violations in this labor market.
- And then I think what he is is so corrupt, and this allows rampant corruption.
- But is it as rampant as depression?
- Now trust me ladies, if you listen it, there is rampant sexism and they are equal pay.
- It's just another area where uncertainty is is rampant.
- Great good time to cut back on police in a city rampant with crime.
- But for some people it does run, you know, a little bit rampant.
Examples
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Environmental contamination of all media, including air, water, and soil, is rampant throughout Europe.
Academic text (1990) -
There are multiple allegations of rampant corruption in Ukraine.
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Crime is rampant, taxes sky high.
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Your solution to rampant crime is let criminals go free?
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Many people believe witchcraft is both rampant and on the increase.
Academic text (1996) -
What do our lives and our work have to do with the violence that's so rampant everywhere?
Fiction book (1996) -
As in any boomtown, speculation is rampant, and there are no small deals.
Academic text (1993) -
There is an epidemic that is beginning to run rampant all over campus: homesickness.
Blog text (4) -
Petty as it may be, jealousy is rampant in my profession.
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Across social media, hate speech and anti-Semitism are rampant and on the rise.
Synonyms
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3.8
Common in many places or among many people at a certain time
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7.1
Spreads through a place or group and affects many people
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5.6
Very common, especially when it is bad or harmful
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Etymology
Rampant comes from an old French verb ramper meaning 'to crawl' or 'to climb', giving the picture of something climbing over and taking hold everywhere. So when crime or rumours are rampant today, they are spreading quickly and out of control.