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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
I'mPhaedra Trethan, delirious that the Philadelphia Flyers will be in the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2020.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The paying public went from raucous to delirious on the next possession, when Curry raced downcourt and splashed a triple off the dribble.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Wearing a towel around his waist in the locker room, Hurley was doused by his delirious players before spiking a ball from floor to ceiling.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Operating with laser focus, these tracks are his most brain-battering yet, following his peculiar style to a delirious deep end.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The paying public went from raucous to delirious on the next possession, when Curry raced downcourt and splashed a triple off the dribble.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Wearing a towel around his waist in the locker room, Hurley was doused by his delirious players before spiking a ball from floor to ceiling.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Operating with laser focus, these tracks are his most brain-battering yet, following his peculiar style to a delirious deep end.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
Adjective
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The health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As Gritty closed the gap on the fleeing pair, the camera switched to his face — the only sound being frantic footsteps and the clicking of his googly eyes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Federal investigators revealed new details about last month's deadly collision between a regional Air Canada jet and a Port Authority maintenance truck at LaGuardia Airport, including a frantic series of apparent miscommunications in the seconds prior to the crash.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An understandably distraught Irene walks to the park and tries to avoid June and Phil.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Officials were furious about a video Mamdani made in front of Griffin's building to justify taxing the owners of multimillion dollar apartments.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The latter song exemplifies Martin’s neck-snappingly furious style; his drumming simply never settles.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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Around that time, Celeste’s family and friends became increasingly worried about her safety and whereabouts, urgently pleading for help from their neighbors, the public and police.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Two months into communicating with Niamh, not seeing any money flowing back into her crypto wallets, Holder became worried.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the annals of English football, this shoots close to the top of the list of ridiculous moments, along with Troy Deeney’s mad goal for Watford in the Championship play-offs in 2013 and Sergio Aguero’s Premier League title-winning strike for Manchester City in 2012.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here's our list of the five best space prison movies (in no particular order, don't get mad at the numbers).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fetch Foster Rescue has taken in animals from households whose homes were completely destroyed, and the organization’s immediate focus is keeping those frightened pets as relaxed as possible while storm cleanup continues across the community.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Witnesses describe the dogs as frightened and wary rather than dangerous — a pair of scared animals looking for food, not a fight.—
Ryan Brennan
April 21,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The area that would bear the president’s name has been subject to some of the most intense fighting of the modern age, with tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed in the Donbas over the past few years.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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What keeps it from feeling too intense or drying for combination skin is the cushion of tea tree leaf water, which helps calm inflammation.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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