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were raging

  • past progressive
    of rage.
    rage
    noun
    angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).

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More than 950 wildfires were raging across Canada as of Saturday morning, the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System reported.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

But the 51-year-old said: "At that moment, everyone says I seemed very calm, but actually, storms were raging inside me," said Dikec.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2024

Believe it or not, the debates we are currently having in the science of consciousness closely resemble debates that were raging in the 19th century.

From Scientific American Nov. 7, 2023

Relief crews and military aid units were trying to reach Acapulco and smaller towns in Guerrero state, but landslides and debris blocked major highways, airports were shuttered and rivers were raging over their banks.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2023

All the thoughts I’d tried to stop were raging wild within me now.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart