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as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
we were delirious with anxiety when the boy failed to return home
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
rushing about in a delirious state during the holidays
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Recent Examples of delirious
When the injuries stack up and the character gets delirious, Brunson really starts cooking.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025
Dončić yelled, as the delirious crowd in Dallas celebrated the Mavericks’ Game Two victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals last year.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Her new home is a castle, and these new surroundings stoke her delirious fantasies of marrying local nobleman Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth), poet and heartthrob.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
All the nervous energy that had built up at American Airlines Center was released in a burst of delirious joy.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025
Dončić yelled, as the delirious crowd in Dallas celebrated the Mavericks’ Game Two victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals last year.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Her new home is a castle, and these new surroundings stoke her delirious fantasies of marrying local nobleman Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth), poet and heartthrob.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
All the nervous energy that had built up at American Airlines Center was released in a burst of delirious joy.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
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While over 40 Scud missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa during the war, an agitated Israel sat tight.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Immigration attorney Mustafa Cetin told NJ.com that around 50 detainees at the private facility pushed down a dormitory wall after becoming agitated when meals were delayed.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2025
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And when Paul manages to elude his overseers and explore the surrounding area — spurring a frantic search, the menacing tenor of which raises Lise’s hackles — the movie effectively becomes a prison drama, with the trio’s eventual interviewee depicted as a shadowy warden who can decide their fate.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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When Nemo strays away from his reef and gets lost in the big open ocean, his frantic father teams up with the ever-forgetful Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) to find him.—
Meg Walters,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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Known for loving animals, especially his dog Roscoe, Hamilton felt distraught when speaking to the media following the grand prix.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Many athletes were visibly distraught, weeping and barely able to keep it together.—
Calum Marsh,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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But the Thunder weathered the Pacers’ furious comeback bid on Monday, with Jalen Williams scoring 11 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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More: 'Unhinged': Democrats are furious Sen. Alex Padilla was hauled out of Noem briefing Noem’s agency oversees Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which had been carrying out raids in Los Angeles.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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But people who might be mad at the thought of gay prince are going to be mad regardless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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On Sunday afternoon, in a mad scramble that took place fewer than 20 minutes before the first pitch at Dodger Stadium, the Giants and Posey astonished the baseball industry.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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This is perhaps the most important reason everyone should be so worried about the Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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That’s why, when federal immigration agents rolled into the berry fields of Oxnard last week and detained 40 farmworkers, growers up and down the state grew worried along with their workers.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Beijing is also working to draw Europe closer as the continent faces intense pressure from Washington; for example, China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament and dangled other concessions ahead of an EU-Chinese summit scheduled for July 2025.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Instead, federal authorities are hiding, apparently too frightened of online provocateurs and in-person hecklers to do their duty in plain sight.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Others who live close to the jail were downright frightened.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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