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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
that form of mania often manifests itself in excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
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as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
his wife was baffled and amused by his mania for old comic books
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Recent Examples of mania
Deborah’s happiness swiftly begins to resemble mania and/or denial.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 30 May 2025
At the bottom of the first page is the first sign that Connor’s mania had found the shape of a plan:
Something snapped Monday.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The discovery of a Brazilian orchid with huge red-and-purple flowers in the early nineteenth century set off a mania for the exotic plants in Victorian England.
—Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2025
Kissam was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which can cause periods of mania and depression.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 30 May 2025
At the bottom of the first page is the first sign that Connor’s mania had found the shape of a plan:
Something snapped Monday.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The discovery of a Brazilian orchid with huge red-and-purple flowers in the early nineteenth century set off a mania for the exotic plants in Victorian England.
—Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2025
Kissam was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which can cause periods of mania and depression.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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Due to his battle with dementia, Wilson was placed under a conservatorship in February 2024, weeks after the death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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As the author explained, Cathy’s grandfather had his own methods for helping her grandmother, who was diagnosed with dementia, remember their love.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The senate’s habitual obsession with women as a threat (to conquest, power, imperial security, male dignity) cannot be overstated.—
Literary Hub
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Melissa Benoist stars as Nicole, whose romantic relationship with Andrew (Miles Teller) is fractured because of Andrew’s obsession with drumming in writer-director Damien Chazelle’s psychological drama Whiplash.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Defense had planned to argue insanity Purdy’s trial had been scheduled to take place in July.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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The trial was initially scheduled to begin three months ago but was delayed after Abril changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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For the past few days, though, the internet has been gripped with Monterrey wall fever, the kind of mass hysteria that can really only take hold during the long, delirious advance of a summer tournament.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Trump’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ But the government has not signaled any sense of hysteria about Trump’s decision to hold off on a strike on Iran for two weeks.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Eight is a cursed number, and this is the eighth day of madness.—
Fatemeh Shams
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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Lee’s sensitive, evolving turn as Gi-hun — deeply human amid the madness, paranoia and murder set in bright green and pink surroundings — has made the character the ideal litmus test for Hwang’s critique of an economic system designed to produce titanic winners and losers who face annihilation.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Recent research has looked at its potential benefits, in very low doses, for treatment of depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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This policy is particularly dangerous for people living with schizophrenia, a condition that can profoundly impair a person’s ability to function in daily life.—
Carali McLean,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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