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as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
discovered some real crazies in our family tree
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as in revolutionaries
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
beleaguered government officials tried to dismiss the protesters as a bunch of crazies
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Recent Examples of crazies
Actually, there was a good reason, and the reason was that those crazies over at CBS were airing this season up to SIX NIGHTS A WEEK!
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Had enough listening to crazies.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
There were lots of crazies wandering around.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The cool-kid leftist pod for listeners intrigued enough to wade through the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy sandbox, but who didn’t want to wade through the actual crazies, has become an anchor for a thriving alt-media ecosystem that’s long been ready for a skeptical, leftward, socialist-curious turn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Had enough listening to crazies.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
There were lots of crazies wandering around.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The cool-kid leftist pod for listeners intrigued enough to wade through the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy sandbox, but who didn’t want to wade through the actual crazies, has become an anchor for a thriving alt-media ecosystem that’s long been ready for a skeptical, leftward, socialist-curious turn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazies
Noun
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The lunatics are running the asylum.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Both then and now, targeting revolutionaries like Dessalines has supported that goal.—
Julia Gaffield,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Where are the voices of all the mainstream Democrats in response to the takeover by the radicals in the Democratic Party today?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
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The one in which his tiny team of negotiators surrendered to the radicals ruling that luckless nation.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Noun
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This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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One reason this war may linger is because most of the leaders of these countries and militias know that history has its eyes on them, and there will be a moral, political and economic accounting that will be devastating for each one of these fools.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Schrader also suggests using mattress and box spring encasements, which seal in any bugs already present and prevent new ones from thriving.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Treat Infestations Sprinkling a mix of equal parts borax and sugar can help get rid of bugs like ants and roaches (they’ll be attracted to the sugar and die after consuming the borax).—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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“Crazies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazies. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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