craziness

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Recent Examples of craziness Jacksonville has a successful Triple-A franchise, the Jumbo Shrimp, that won its league last year, bringing fun theme nights, quirky mascots and between-inning craziness. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 And there’s plenty more moving yet outrageous craziness to come. Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 1982 Before the kids, the craziness and the reality show, the head-over-heels Brits tied the knot in Maui, Hawaii. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 The forecast for Thursday calls for craziness. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026 Meanwhile, the Spurs had to rush off the court to avoid getting caught up in all the craziness. Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026 This would have been ’95 and all the craziness around samples was happening. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 June 2026 There was something singular about the wide-eyed craziness of Sweeney, or Cloud’s aura of kindness. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026 Probst believes that confidence and craziness to experiment is what has made the show endure after 26 years and 50 seasons. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craziness
Noun
  • Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea.
    Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Judge Andy Porter found Tracy Walters not guilty by reason of insanity in the December 2021 killing of Cynthia Cervantes, a social worker and Navy veteran.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Just 42 minutes of 10-run madness … all after this game should have been over.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While operating, Joseph shakes off the space madness by recalling La’an’s advice.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The key is simplicity and predictability, giving producers confidence that American locations can compete with foreign alternatives.
    Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Complexity can disguise poor thinking, while simplicity can expose it.
    Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Georgian life in that period was extremely difficult, but there was also a kind of absurdity to it, even a charm.
    JD Linville, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Craziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craziness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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