crazed 1 of 2

sometimes offensive

crazed

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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
  • The evaluator concluded the elder Henrichsen likely merited a diagnosis of schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • In a recent eight-week stretch, 6% of my postpartum patients met criteria for a psychotic disorder—almost six times higher than rates published in the medical literature.
    Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 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
  • But Carveout 2160 is a new IP in snowboarding, which was responsible for the fastest and maddest games of the era.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Tamra is right; Shannon and some of the other cast are looking for things to get mad about, taking tiny things and blowing them up.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The gunk Bondurant observed was likely didymo disturbed off the bottom of the river by people swimming and walking around.
    Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • By contrast, ecological systems are complexly interconnected, meaning that when one element is disturbed, all the other components linked to it are affected, too, spreading the disturbance throughout the system.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • Dominguez, who was declared legally insane the day after the verdicts, will be sent to a state mental hospital.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • These were two insane asks — a 7-foot giant and an 8-year-old kid who has to be your second lead.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • He was distracted by his own grief, and so was everyone else.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • And while the fall prestige slate has not been revealed, the Academy membership has a habit of falling for a summer release in July and then being distracted by new, shiny objects in January.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Erling Haaland, Norway’s large, maniacal striker, has several exceedingly Norwegian traits.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • There were stretches when it could easily have been argued that Rick and Morty was the loopiest and most creatively unhinged (in a good way) show on television.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The film shot Curry Barker onto the A-list of new directing talent and made a star of Inde Navarrette and her virtuosically unhinged performance as Nikki.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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