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 WebBehavior unhinged from norms of any sort is rampant now. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Salaries have not caught up, and unemployment is rampant. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 For example, before the Holocaust, anti-Semitism was rampant in England. Dan Nosowitz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022 Staffing shortages are rampant, reducing the number of children that can enroll, and demand is soaring as parents return to their offices and prepandemic routines in greater numbers. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Now more police are on patrol, but distrust is rampant. Paul J. Weber, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The challenge started in Milwaukee and is rampant there, but that city is only part of what has become a nationwide problem. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 Speaking of language: An article about golf, published last Thursday, contained a couple of errors that are rampant in America. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Aug. 2022 The planet continues to experience a massive loss in forest land as the world warms and allows severe wildfires to run rampant in regions spanning the globe. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
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 1