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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With Bush at the helm, fingers flying up and down the neck of his mandolin, the 73-year-old stirred the crowd into a frenzy.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025 -
Meanwhile, Bradley, playing in front of his home crowd, sent the place into a frenzy.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Japan’s most recent execution, in July 2022, was of a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district of Akihabara in 2018.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Jurors entered their third week Monday deliberating the fate of Carlos Reales Dominguez, the former UC Davis student accused in a 2023 knife rampage that killed two men in Davis and nearly killed a woman experiencing homelessness.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Devers was deported after a wondrous sweep of the Yankees that left Fenway Park in delirium.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2025
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Mel dies, in the delirium of death, and expresses her gratitude to Ellie, under the impression that her baby is saved.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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