as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight
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as in psychotic
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Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
But even that doesn’t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 May 2022
Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 June 2021
Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 May 2021
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In the past year, the real-estate market has, well, gone berserk.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2022
But even that doesn’t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 May 2022
Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 June 2021
Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 May 2021
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“Berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berserk. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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