Definition of CRAZED

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Noun

fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste. a media baron used to traveling in style mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated. slim bodies are the mode at this resort vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion. short skirts are back in vogue fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion. last year's fad is over rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad. Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted

Examples of craze in a Sentence

Verb soldiers who had been crazed by months of combat and chaos in the countryside Noun if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021 Anderson is one of a select few managers from whom La Russa learned, although that was supplemented by his interest in statistics well before the sabermetrics craze. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2020 Meantime, in Arizona Territory in 1893, a frontierswoman named Nora is beginning to grow crazed with want — for thirst. — John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019 In this movement, the hopeful, major-key passage that arrives unexpectedly near the end was hurried, if crazed, almost like a mad scene for plunging, again, to gloomy melodrama. — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2019 Fashion insiders fly all across the world to craze over a city that is filled with different cultures which whip up a whirlwind of fashion. — Nandi Howard, Essence, 16 Sep. 2019 That pairing was extremely appealing to tennis fans in a nation that rapidly was becoming sports-crazed. — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 2 Mar. 2018 Robert Mann, an airline consultant and former American Airlines executive, said windows are periodically polished to remove crazing, the formation of cracks in the acrylic windows from exposure to chemicals and the sun's rays. — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 2 May 2018 Investigators had been taught that crazing was indicative of fast-moving hot fires, likely caused by a flammable accelerant. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Dogecoin has soared in popularity this year despite starting out as a satirical homage to bitcoin in 2013, meant by its founders to mock the craze for cryptocurrencies at that time. — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 2 June 2021 Just one week after Nicki Minaj launched a Crocs craze, the rapper whipped out a fresh new pair. — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 May 2021 And his experience with a neighborhood skateboarding craze in California demonstrates how kids form self-organizing teams and how kids find a way. — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 18 May 2021 In recent years, China has undergone a glass suspension bridge craze, as local authorities seek to entice thrill seeking tourists to its mountain reaches. — NBC News, 11 May 2021 The trilogy’s publication this year in English (in one convenient volume) sparked a Tove craze. — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2021 Portland — a capital of craft beer, artisan tea and third-wave coffee — has long lagged the craze for boba tea. — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2021 The craze for digital artworks known as NFTs exploded in the past year. — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021 But given the current craze for collectibles, Topps' core baseball card business is the main draw. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021

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