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as in insanity
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
nowadays certain forms of madness are quite treatable
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as in simplicity
lack of good sense or judgment
to do something so reckless would be sheer madness
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors
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Recent Examples of madness
Holiday headaches for American Airlines Let the holiday travel madness begin.
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Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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A teachable moment amid Northeast drone madness
Drone hysteria has been gripping the East Coast.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
The owner assured them there was a method to her madness.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The original Caligari, in which a mysterious doctor and his fortune-telling somnambulist commit a series of murders and drive two young people to madness, is often regarded as a critique of Germans’ blind obedience to tyrannical authority during the First World War.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Sign up for Tech Policy Colin Demarest Dec 18, 2024 - Technology
A teachable moment amid Northeast drone madness
Drone hysteria has been gripping the East Coast.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
The owner assured them there was a method to her madness.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The original Caligari, in which a mysterious doctor and his fortune-telling somnambulist commit a series of murders and drive two young people to madness, is often regarded as a critique of Germans’ blind obedience to tyrannical authority during the First World War.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madness
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Weeks later, more insanity ensued, the 50th home run ball selling for $4.39 million at auction, the highest price ever paid for any ball in any sport.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Germain, who teaches law at Syracuse University in New York, said that, given the weight of evidence, insanity is likely the only defense that will work.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Secondly, the industry has perpetuated a culture that values simplicity and tradition over modernization.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Minimalist cocktails will remain popular, focusing on simplicity while delivering complex flavors.Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, stay calm and don’t rise to meet their anger with your anger.Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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And last year, employee anger over losing their pensions was at the heart of negotiations between Boeing and its machinist workers.Dan Doonan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Shannon Amos was not able to provide documentation of a diagnosis of dementia.Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Heming Willis, who has become a vocal advocate for the caregiver community since Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, also posted a tribute to Moore on her Instagram stories.Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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This seemingly small, personal decision triggers absolute indignation in her husband, parents, and siblings.Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Trump has skated again and could care less about their indignation.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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This lack of preparedness mirrors the COVID-19 hysteria and reactionary approach whereby lockdowns and mask mandates were instituted only after thousands of Americans had already been infected and hospitalized.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At first, anti-Napster sentiment echoed the hysteria of the nineteen-seventies and eighties around the prospect of home taping killing the record industry.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Head coaches with offensive backgrounds are all the rage and Monken has shown an ability to adapt at both the college and NFL levels to the skill set of his quarterback and his personnel.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Creamy fizzy drinks have become all the rage in the last several years.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Madness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madness. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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