rampant
spreading or flourishing unchecked, especially of something harmful
Word origin: From Old French ramper, to rear up or climb.
Rampant in a sentence
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Inflation grew rampant, doubling prices within a single year.
Rampant speculation drove housing prices far beyond what local incomes could sustain.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “rampant” well
Rampant describes something harmful spreading without restraint. It is close to rife and unchecked, both stressing uncontrolled growth.
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