as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
his dithery daftness makes him unfit for any position but that of class clown
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Noun
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Iran’s nuclear insanity leaves America and allies no room to blink.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026 -
That still leaves the sanity phase of his trial, which will determine whether Fahim — who previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity — faces up to life in prison without parole or being sent to a state hospital for treatment.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No movie-length version of The Shining could have ever captured Jack Torrance’s very gradual slide into madness as well as King’s novel.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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The madness of March came and went and brought glory in April.—
Bruce Pearl,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bieber hit the hard reset on Coachella maximalism The entire performance dealt in assured simplicity from the 32-year-old.—
Reanna Cruz,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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In reimagining the 1950s-style entry, Misso opted for simplicity, ditching traditional trim around the white oak door in favor of a brick surround painted Benjamin Moore’s White Dove.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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The movie’s antic humor evokes the international Fluxus movement of the nineteen-sixties and seventies, which made political arguments through outrageous absurdity.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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There might be a small touch of some discomfort or dissonance or awkwardness or absurdity or something.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But while March Madness may be over, there was plenty of April craziness in store this week, so let’s get into the news.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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After Thursday night’s Charlotte craziness, in which both ACC Tournament quarterfinals in the evening session were decided by a single point, Friday night instead brought back-to-back blowouts, as Virginia rolled past Miami in the first game.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2026
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