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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
In his most delirious inventions there’s something that at the same time is so simple, so little bird, and so gin rummy.
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Julio Cortázar, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Black Rabbit knows how to escalate, and Law and Bateman anchor that delirious intensity with a pair of performances that, within seconds, go from endearing to infuriating and then back again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
There was the Miami Miracle in 2018, a last-second collapse on a hook-and-lateral play that ended with Rob Gronkowski playing defense and diving unsuccessfully as Kenyan Drake sped into the end zone for a game-winning touchdown in a delirious stadium.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The combination of mock-medieval silhouettes with all those big hats and acres of fabric in contrast with the lush sets somewhat brings to mind the delirious period pastiche design ethos of the late Derek Jarman, himself a production designer early in his career.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Julio Cortázar, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Black Rabbit knows how to escalate, and Law and Bateman anchor that delirious intensity with a pair of performances that, within seconds, go from endearing to infuriating and then back again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
There was the Miami Miracle in 2018, a last-second collapse on a hook-and-lateral play that ended with Rob Gronkowski playing defense and diving unsuccessfully as Kenyan Drake sped into the end zone for a game-winning touchdown in a delirious stadium.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The combination of mock-medieval silhouettes with all those big hats and acres of fabric in contrast with the lush sets somewhat brings to mind the delirious period pastiche design ethos of the late Derek Jarman, himself a production designer early in his career.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
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On a tech podcast released last weekend, Altman appeared to grow agitated when host Brad Gerstner asked how OpenAI would fund the commitments given current revenues.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lairmore, one of only two witnesses called, testified that officers perceived a potential threat from an agitated Dunn.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marissa’s frantic initial attempts to find him and figure out what happened create a suspenseful, frightening opening.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the family's frantic search begins, the media is quick to point the finger at Marissa and her friend, Jenny Kaminski (Fanning), whose nanny, Carrie Finch (Sophia Lillis), becomes the prime suspect.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Cameras showed Spoelstra pulling up to the house and looking distraught, according to WSVN-TV in Miami.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In footage from local station WPLG-TV, Spoelstra, 55, was at the scene, looking distraught as firefighters battled the flames.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cue more furious backlash from the Democratic base.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sources said Turness, the BBC News chief, was blocked by the board from making a statement, a turn of events that is said to have left her furious.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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In response, the White House is planning to adjust its messaging strategy to focus on affordability to try to win over voters who are worried about the high cost of living with plans to emphasize new tax breaks and show progress on fighting inflation.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Are Americans worried about inflation just wrong?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth is the budding mad doctor’s fiancee, who’s dismembered under the blades of a rogue lawnmower in the opening scene of the film.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nearly a week later, Scott and Kodi Allred, a couple traveling to visit their son at the University of Northern Colorado, saw the frightened black dachshund darting along the same stretch of road near Elk Mountain.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, a frightened reaction is inexplicable.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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