1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
I'm nuts for the homecoming game.
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2
as in mad
informal + sometimes offensive
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
The bizarre rantings in the notes left behind by the artist convinced historians that the guy was nuts.
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
responding to your opponent's every argument with "Nuts!" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation
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Recent Examples of nuts
Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
Key Takeaways Both nuts support heart, gut, and metabolic health.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Saunders said nonperishable high-energy foods such as nuts and chocolate are also often purchased.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Chendall Weaver and Jordan Pope play some tight defense, Texas gets a stop, Weaver finds Simeon Wilcher for an open 3, Wilcher drains the shot, the crowd goes nuts, and Mississippi State calls a timeout.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
Key Takeaways Both nuts support heart, gut, and metabolic health.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
Additionally, trees grown from nuts that are the offspring of a single individual frequently result in trees that are highly variable in terms of the nuts produced, including a range of nut sizes and nut quality.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Saunders said nonperishable high-energy foods such as nuts and chocolate are also often purchased.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuts
Adjective
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Bowe is excited for the 2026 Winter Games — particularly the return to fans in the stands, as they were still barred from attending in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Strassler is particularly excited about the study of radioactive thorium-229 decay, which could reveal variations in the fundamental constants.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The far right just became very mad at me.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But people are mad, and resolute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No gimmicks, no nonsense, straight shooter, the woman who gets things done.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This was the nonsense that was going on here last week, just like every week.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Apart from specializing in all things outdoors and adventure travel, Emily is also an avid yogi, wellness fiend, mental health reporter, and food lover, especially if the food in question is artisan ice cream.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yet the restaurant has kept a firm grip on the imaginations of avid Miami foodies.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Last week, the wind-power green scam artists were back in federal court, arguing to be permitted to keep squandering billions more on those insane offshore windmills that produce next to no energy, but plenty of pollution.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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That’s the best reaction to these stupid, insane men ruling the world now and trying to grab and dominate the world.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to the Wall Street Journal, less than the burning of wood and garbage.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But Newsom was also an enthusiastic backer of Proposition 47, passed in 2014, which reclassified shoplifting offenses under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors, and also reduced charges for lower-level drug possession.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Perkins, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Tufts University School of Medicine, who serves on the American Cancer Society’s Guideline Development Group, is less enthusiastic about menstrual blood screening.—
Christina Szalinski,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But providers might not have enough information available to make a correct diagnosis; an emergency room doctor treating someone experiencing a psychotic episode likely doesn’t have the capacity to know if their diagnosis should be schizophrenia, bipolar I or something else.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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Is this lucid state only temporary based on the recent anti-psychotic meds he was given by Kelson?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Nuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuts. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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