as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas
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Its content is adults-only, but its heavy reliance on violence and nudity plays as trashy and exploitative, lacking the visceral punch of Scott’s film or the operatic delirium of the Starz series.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
The connection post-workout might have stemmed from the intensity of pushing our physical limits or possibly from the delirium of not knowing what had just happened.
—Jillian Salas, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
But as long as that delirium didn’t require too much of Russia’s citizens, there seemed little harm—for Russians and for those making money off them in London and New York—in going along for the ride.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
The exhilarating play capped three-plus intense minutes of action, sending English fans into delirium.
—Cindy Boren, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
The connection post-workout might have stemmed from the intensity of pushing our physical limits or possibly from the delirium of not knowing what had just happened.
—Jillian Salas, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
But as long as that delirium didn’t require too much of Russia’s citizens, there seemed little harm—for Russians and for those making money off them in London and New York—in going along for the ride.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
The exhilarating play capped three-plus intense minutes of action, sending English fans into delirium.
—Cindy Boren, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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