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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The crypto industry, for example, entered 2022 brimming with hope, as the pandemic helped spark a surge in trading from people stuck at home, leading to a frenzy that boosted all kinds of speculative investments, from cryptocurrencies to digital tokens called NFTs.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026 -
All Democrats need to understand that the extreme left has a vested interest in keeping them in a frenzy.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams in a July 2018 rampage.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Most notably was school resource deputy Scot Peterson, who waited outside as Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old former Stoneman Douglas student, went on a killing rampage in the freshman building.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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These symptoms can include anxiety, tremors, sweating and nausea and more serious complications such as seizures or delirium.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some passages read like dreams, others like delirium.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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