bananas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bananas
Adjective
  • To outsiders, including noncompetitive massage practitioners, the whole thing can seem nuts.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Spread nuts on parchment paper; cool for 5 minutes.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Poetry walks with me each step of my mad thinking.
    Rickey Laurentiis, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Malik Heath’s insane toe-tap grab on the sideline, which was reversed after video replay review, was a massive 37-yard swing for the Packers during the drive.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • None of their other work, arguably, has had the seismic impact or inspires the same insane quotability as This Is Spinal Tap.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Law enforcement uncovered physical, medical, forensic, ballistic and reenactment evidence that contradicted the McNairy County sheriff's account of his wife's 1967 murder.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Ukraine's air defenses shot down 563 drones, one of the Kinzhal missiles, seven ballistic weapons and 18 cruise missiles, the air force said.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Bananas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bananas. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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