as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the deliriousness of the emergency evacuation, a lot of things were overlooked
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Noun
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That cut New York’s lead to 2-1 and sent the Charlotte crowd into a frenzy, hoping for a tying score in the game’s final minutes.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Turns out, the frenzy was all over a bear (and sometimes, a cat).—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The agent took this to be a reference to the multifaceted terror rampage in France, which killed at least 130 people in 2015.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s rampage through federal programs has proven a liability there.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Grainier falls for Gladys hard, and their subsequent relationship passes by in a delirium of broad strokes, unfolding moment by moment — throughout the film, time seems to exist outside the frame, which is usually tight and very intimately focused.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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Drums, dancing, delirium—and a sense of discovery that, for my money, was far more valuable than gold.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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