a weed that's rampant in this area
the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
Recent Examples on the WebCorruption and self-serving interests are rampant throughout our leadership, and U.S. credibility and trust have been weakened worldwide.—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024 India’s elections of 2019 were already dogged by concerns of rampant false information, but experts say the problem has only intensified—fueled by the growth of generative artificial intelligence as well as the failure of tech companies and social media platforms to enforce safeguards.—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 21 May 2024 The problem has become so rampant that President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a bill addressing this issue.—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Consider the rampant increase in identity theft, internet and telephone scams and the fear that AI will be used for as many nefarious pursuits as for good.—Marian Fry, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rampant
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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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