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as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius
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as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop
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Noun
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Even then, though, the popular take — the story of the lunatics taking over asylum — didn’t sit right with me.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices were wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a fuse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Arsenal would be fools to adopt a different approach as long as nothing changes.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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April 1, because this cast is full of fools.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
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For The Times) Tell me about the decision to say goodbye to this show and these characters.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In observing the characters as much, in effect, from within as from without—and in intertwining their individual perspectives with the lines of force that surround them—Ouédraogo builds the movie in two directions at once, internal and external, deeply personal yet broad in range.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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While there is a certain appeal to cozy ambient lighting, a thick layer of dust and dead bugs is far from attractive.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Stop the ants using Terro or Advion bait stations, then hose off or scrape away the aphids, mealy bugs and scale.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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All the studio’s big hits for years now have been sequels like Inside Out 2, Toy Story 4, and Incredibles 2 , while originals like Elio struggle.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Where This Fits in Pixar’s Slate of Sequels The sequel joins a pipeline that mixes franchise films with new originals.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Crackbrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackbrains. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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