as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze
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as in bothers
to cause to go insane or as if insane
horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape
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Recent Examples of crazes
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Famous for their made-to-order burgers and secret menu hacks, California-based In-N-Out has been flipping patties since 1948, building a devoted fan base that predates social media crazes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazes
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In a recent report from weight loss management platform Levity, cities were ranked by Google search trends for the medications based on how interested residents were in the drugs.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Khaite designer Catherine Holstein’s vision has always been less about trends and more about attitude, which comes through in the clothes that feel confident, modern, and a little undone in the most New York way possible.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In New York, there’s no worry; no one bothers us.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Expect the list of targets to get longer tomorrow night as one of the most vital shows on TV rages on like a pissed off Eric Cartman.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Their shared enthusiasms are utterly sexless.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What upsets me the most about that is that people believe it.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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This upsets David and leads to a backstage father-son confrontation.—
Rob Reiner,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Read the full review here Furniture fads come and go, but the Eames Chair?—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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Follow Andy for continued coverage of the newest fads in the ultra-premium whiskey market, how tariffs would affect prices for bottle importers and why Scotland could soon be running out of peat.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And so an urban tunnel not only blocks some satellites, but confuses the listeners as to which are direct or reflected signals.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Crazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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