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Recent Examples of delirious In front of more than 11,000 delirious fans in Montreal, Mboko earned her fourth win over a former Grand Slam champion in seven matches, winning her first WTA Tour tournament. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025 The shark punch is one sight gag among many, and Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s daffy script makes room for a delirious double-crossing romance, with Lee Meriwether's Catwoman undercover as a Wayne-attracting Soviet. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Two others, delirious from drinking seawater, slid into the ocean and were killed by sharks in front of Cavanagh and another crewmate. John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025 The band was almost delirious, Westfall said. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for delirious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
Adjective
  • Remember how agitated Laura got when Daniel scraped his knee mountain biking?
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As officers tried to determine if he was connected to the disturbance, Cusick allegedly became agitated and produced a firearm, Depue said earlier.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tasha Williams, mom to a freshman student, said her daughter called about the shooter, frantic and searching for her friend.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Family distrusts police investigation after shooting Taddese’s family has been distraught since his death, according to Bernard.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As police secured the area with crime scene tape, distraught family members began arriving at the scene late Sunday night, according to police dispatch audio.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Never one to shy away from making a scene at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Bürstner came on mission this year, unleashing a furious innovation offensive that included novelties like a moving bathroom and a small semi-integrated motorhome dressed up like a camper van.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As if Destiny 2 needed any more disasters right now, a new one has surfaced that has players furious.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Awards are both mad and lovely.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And of course, mad love and respect to Adam Yauch, Oscilloscope’s co-founder, filmmaker and Beastie Boy forever.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Small business owners, who rely on social media to promote and sell their products, were especially worried with a busy festive season looming.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Parents are worried not just about getting food on the table, but whether that food is good for their kids.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This question — which strikes at the heart of a perennial issue in American politics, frequently reignited by recurring mass shootings — sparked an intense partisan divide.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Republicans are frightened, too.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Farima was withdrawn and frightened.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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