rage
noun
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).
has been raging
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present perfect progressiveof rage (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Antidumping and countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber stem from a trade dispute that has been raging for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Northern Portugal was battling fires on Friday, with hundreds of firefighters confronting a blaze that has been raging since Tuesday, according to the civil protection authorities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Within his first year as PM, he visited all Asean countries, apart from Myanmar, where a civil war has been raging since the army seized power in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
For the past two and a half years, the battle for the future of L.A.’s Fairfax Avenue corridor has been raging between economic powerhouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
The storm has been raging around us, and doing its work not the less destructively because we failed to perceive that we were passing through any thing more threatening than a summer shower.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
