crazed 1 of 2

sometimes offensive

crazed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of craze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crazed
Verb
If the lenses are badly crazed, meaning marred by microscopic cracks in the lens surface, or moisture is trapped inside the housing, replacement is the better option. John Paul, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 The story quickly captivated an American public already more space-crazed than usual, thanks to the recent success of Artemis II. Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 That crazed dinner service in the last episode made a huge impression on everyone. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The mere mention of one of these players will keep calling up memories for people who have lived in this city over the crazed past two months of playoff magic. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 In cities around the United States, Mexico and Canada, fan zones are popping up as a gathering place for the soccer-crazed and the soccer-curious to come and enjoy the Beautiful Game. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 The recent release of the collection in Chanel stores even crazed a fashion frenzy in Paris as devote accessory lovers fought to ge their hands on a pair of Blazy’s high-vamp creations. Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 Did someone repaint the mechanical horses for children one too many times and now their eyes look crazed? Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 The Irish actress is crazed as Mary, demure as Ida and a force of nature as the Bride, rocking a bright orange dress and a black veil in her white coif. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazed
Adjective
  • In the book’s arc, this lands as a chilling dismissal, and a reminder of the magnitude of Bret’s increasingly psychotic concern over Robert Mallory and the Trawler, and his detachment from his own life.
    Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In people with personal or family history of psychotic disorders, taking psilocybin may increase the risk of psychosis.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.
    Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
  • Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Alec Hammond, my production designer, is just a mad scientist.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, Alec Hammond, the production designer, is a is a mad scientist.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The size and ferocity of the La Mierla fire disturbed Aragüés, yet the situation was about to get worse.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Turner said the treatment of the teenagers in Seattle disturbed her even more.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • However, Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton was fined and suspended for five games after last Tuesday’s contest, when two girls sitting courtside in support of Cunnigham said Keaton cursed at them and called them insane.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The movie itself disappoints him for its deviations from the Stephen King novel (including this detail may help preempt criticisms over this adaptation), but he’s also distracted by the presence of a strikingly handsome stranger (Homer Gere).
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There is zero pressure on this team from a fan base whose attention span, and passion, will soon be distracted by the arrival of another football season.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Especially after a clunker of a season in 2025, superstar receiver Justin Jefferson won’t settle for anything other than maniacal attention to detail on and off the field.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Fuelled by unhinged online hate and anti-Israel extremism, total violent hate crimes skyrocketed by 97% since 2022, forcing terrified Jewish communities around the world into hiding.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • His reaction to these setbacks is unhinged, to say the least.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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