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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.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
There were lots of crazies wandering around.
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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.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum.
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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
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The lunatics are running the asylum.
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Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.
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Or was July 4, 1776, for the revolutionaries who founded the US, actually an undistinguished day?
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Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 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.
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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.
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American Muslims for Palestine has repeatedly come under fire over leading members’ past ties to foreign terrorists, though the group denies supporting such radicals.
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Every House Democrat, in safe and competitive districts alike, will now answer to the radicals calling the shots.
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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.
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This game makes fools of us all.
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More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically massacred in the East African nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April to July 1994.
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Mods weren’t available at the start, making the game less configurable and leaving players unable to fix obvious bugs, such as the hugely erratic traffic AI.
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Pests like fleas, termites, bed bugs and wildlife infestations require specialized treatment and prevention.
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“Crazies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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