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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
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions once again after beating the Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, on home ice in Sunrise on Tuesday night before a delirious crowd of red-and-white clad fans.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
The whole exchange provides a sad illustration of this delirious and desperate time.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
While the Florida Panthers breaking the hearts of Edmonton Oilers fans in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final up in Alberta, their delirious fans were warming up the barn by the swamp for their team’s return to Broward County.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Vancouver’s players sprinted to the southwest corner of the stands, where a few hundred Whitecaps fans were delirious.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
The whole exchange provides a sad illustration of this delirious and desperate time.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
While the Florida Panthers breaking the hearts of Edmonton Oilers fans in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final up in Alberta, their delirious fans were warming up the barn by the swamp for their team’s return to Broward County.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Vancouver’s players sprinted to the southwest corner of the stands, where a few hundred Whitecaps fans were delirious.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
Adjective
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The Defense secretary became agitated during the briefing, which was intended to clarify the intelligence the Pentagon had on the three nuclear facilities before and after the weekend operation.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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For Bertram, whose family winery has roots deep in the terraced vineyards of the valley, the night was a blur of frantic decisions and terrifying uncertainty.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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In between takes, Zaki, in real life Sayed Akbari, was receiving frantic calls from his distraught nieces in Kabul because schools for girls were shutting down.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The distraught woman can be seen sprinting away from the scene in distress, with one of her sneakers appearing to have fallen off during the terrifying ordeal.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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As a result of their negligence, a little boy who lives in the Flats dies, and Sodality is furious.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Lansing, the first woman to lead a Hollywood studio, was furious.—
Michael Grynbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Later in the film, François Arnaud plays a dreamy/nightmare client, matching her gentleness with mad intensity, while giving their scenes together a charge that carries the film into its frenzied conclusion with bold poise.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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So Lex Luthor, his oldest foe and my favorite, transitions from a mad scientist at this time to the corporate man, the importance of him and capitalist power.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Critics of Greene's bill are worried that the legislation could disproportionately benefit higher-income individuals, who naturally stand to make more profits from a home sale.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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One of the biggest shifts since the time of Rose is that far fewer Americans are worried about this potential problem.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The finish is long and intense, with lingering orchard fruits and spices.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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That’s due in part to the fluidity and intense candor of each member’s writing.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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Many people may be intrinsically frightened of robots.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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More than 25,000 onlookers came to see the whale over the next few days, but when a thunderstorm erupted on July 5, the whale became frightened.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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