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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
Since then, there has been speculation that the US government encouraged the flying saucer mania as a cover for its experimental aircraft.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Scotland later created a Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near the lake to display 500 years of monster mania.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Here’s the breakdown: Sac State crowd adds to sports mania
The crowds for the Kings and A’s were expected.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Item 1: Gnome shirt — $32 This is a more practical way to be a part of gnome mania.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Scotland later created a Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near the lake to display 500 years of monster mania.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Here’s the breakdown: Sac State crowd adds to sports mania
The crowds for the Kings and A’s were expected.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Item 1: Gnome shirt — $32 This is a more practical way to be a part of gnome mania.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
Noun
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Be smart: Keeping your brain on its toes, so to speak, can help prevent dementia.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
7 May 2025
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Social isolation is a leading risk factor for a wide range of serious health problems, including heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.—
Rob Simmelkjaer,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
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Charity’s obsession with Emily was also really shocking.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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To make matters more convoluted, Charity developed an eerie obsession with both of her sisters and identifies the three of them as one person.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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As part of an agreement between defense and prosecuting attorneys, 35-year-old Bryson Levy was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 4.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the stabbings two years ago that killed David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, as well as the near-fatal attack on Guillory.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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The White House has cited legislation passed during the peak of the nation’s Cold War hysteria, like the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952, which expanded the government’s deportation powers.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The rumors stem from the discoveries of eight bodies across Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts between March and April, fueling hysteria of a potential New England serial killer on Facebook, TikTok and other social media.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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And, last weekend, in the midst of Met Gala madness, the four iconic artist-entrepreneurs were reunited at the show’s 20th anniversary.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 May 2025
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In some Asian and Middle Eastern traditions, dementia was historically associated with madness or idiocy.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Related article ‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana’: Surgeon General warns pregnant women and youth about pot risks Young people who use marijuana are more likely to develop long-lasting mental disorders, including depression, social anxiety and schizophrenia, and drop out of school, the CDC said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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For the past 14 years, Palafox has served as private conservator to her son, deemed gravely disabled by schizophrenia that took hold in his early 20s.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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