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Recent Examples of lunacy The full length sequel, with a budget reportedly topping $34 million and boasting several A-listers, was expected to take the same themes as the short while upping the lunacy. Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2025 How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy? Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025 Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025 The public wants the economy humming, the border secure, and an end to woke lunacy — not tariffs and irrelevant indulgences. Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunacy
Noun
  • On June 11, Lopez withdrew a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
  • Stines is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation this month, with the defense preparing to pursue an insanity or extreme emotional disturbance defense.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • But people with dementia do actually live in the moment.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
  • My father handled most of the issues but now suffers from dementia, so there are a lot of unknowns.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Just one more game and a chance to make history, then a brief opportunity to rest and recharge before the madness starts up again with Palace’s visit in a little over a month.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • All of that campy madness sets us up for our very first comp, where players must figure out which door the host is hidden behind.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • Trump initially sparked hysteria in the financial markets by announcing tariff rates on dozens of countries, including 24 percent on Japan and 25 percent on South Korea.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • As stocks surge, Chanos has been warning of other market absurdities including the proliferation of Bitcoin treasury companies which raise money to buy and hold the cryptocurrency.
    Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • In his high-energy hour, featuring plenty of material and crowd work alike, which was taped at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA, Jackson tackles everything from racially questionable cookies to other everyday absurdities.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • To stand and hold a place in simplicity is one of the most difficult things for any performer to do.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
  • With clean lines and monochromatic color schemes, minimalist bedrooms offer serenity through simplicity.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2025

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“Lunacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunacy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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