road rage

noun

Definition of road ragenext
as in air rage

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Recent Examples of road rage Victoria Moorwood On a summer day in 2024, a fatal road rage shooting changed multiple lives forever. — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2026 From a Rocklin road rage sentencing to new University of California admissions data, Sacramento-area readers had a lot to digest this week. — Ruyuan Li. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The events leading to the discovery of the suspect’s arsenal began on July 15 in the city of Redlands when the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a road rage incident on Interstate 10 near Live Oak Canyon Road, according to the CHP. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The shooting occurred in the area of Interstate 30 and Summit Avenue, police said, and appears to be a road rage incident. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for road rage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road rage
  1. air rage
  2. pet
  3. heat
  4. temper
  5. warmth
  6. delirium
  7. rise
Noun
  • From yelling at crew members to fighting fellow passengers, airline crew have to deal with incidents of air rage each year.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • There’s road rage, air rage, gas rage and now, coming to South Florida, World Cup ticket rage.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Definition of air rage
Noun
  • The county also has a litany of cooling centers that residents can take their families and pets to for relief from the the heat.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • How Flor made her way from the north side of Chicago all the way to Gary remains a mystery, but Ratkowski said the reunion is a good reminder of why to always microchip your pet.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pet
Noun
  • The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The system can be transported using conventional equipment and can use liquid or air cooling, while its thermal output can also provide process heat.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • Cubs manager Craig Counsell, who runs his pitching staff with a long-term outlook and takes a more conservative approach in these situations, made a point to temper any expectations surrounding Steele.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Bessent set up a program to sell short-term (lower rate) Treasury bills and notes and buy back long-term bonds, hoping to temper rates.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of temper
Noun
  • Watching a haunting play out in the moment around a thousand strangers gives the thing an odd and interesting warmth.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Lulu & Georgia's velvet is particularly cozy, and the texture adds warmth without asking anything else of the room.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Her delirium was probably a side effect of her medication, Golding says.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Geriatric ERs also try to counter sensory impairment, another contributor to delirium, by distributing reading glasses and sound-amplifying devices.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of delirium
Noun
  • The gross margin outlook was a bit lower than expected, with Kress attributing the crunch to the relentless rise in memory prices, both for the remainder of this fiscal year and for fiscal 2028.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Ariana Madix has had a meteoric rise as a host — one that landed her an Emmy nomination this year.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rise

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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20rage. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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