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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Venezuela closed it out with a perfect bottom of the ninth, sending the pro-Venezuela crowd into a frenzy and some players into tears.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026 -
With every alley-oop dunk the Bruins looked rested and sent the UCLA fans in the arena into a frenzy.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Investigators believe Jalloh was inspired by a 2009 shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, during which an Army psychiatrist killed 13 people and injured 32 others, Evans said.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bella Hadid on a rampage through the streets of Paris, zooming around on her motorcycle and facing down cops — fun!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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As delirium begins to take hold, Becky comes to realize that Hunter didn't survive her fall, after all.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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This year’s scene saw Reddick fist-pumping through the delirium of his first Daytona 500 win in front of 150,000 fans on the frontstretch for a while.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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