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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Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The Red Sox have room to pay him now that Rafael Devers' contract is off the books, but Bregman could cause a frenzy in free agency.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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On July 30, investigators say a 53-year-old man went on a flag-burning rampage in Northside and Clifton.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The press conference comes almost a week after Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, allegedly killed four people and injured eight others during his rampage before being shot dead by the two local officials who responded to the scene.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Atwell sprinted to the end zone, Stafford chased after him, arms outstretched in delirium.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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The band that once was arguably rock’s greatest is going out on a high that is still a hell of a lot closer to delirium than resignation.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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