as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas
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Recent Examples of delirium
Joey Chestnut earned his 17th championship belt in 2025, off the strength of 70 1/2 dogs and buns in a 10-minute delirium.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2026
But Arsenal rallied while City fumbled, leading to scenes of delirium yesterday in London, where tens of thousands partied through the night in the club’s home borough of Islington.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Wayans also experienced foot pain, numb toes, delirium and blurry vision.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Wayans also began experiencing pain in his feet, numbness in his toes, delirium and blurry vision.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2026
But Arsenal rallied while City fumbled, leading to scenes of delirium yesterday in London, where tens of thousands partied through the night in the club’s home borough of Islington.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Wayans also experienced foot pain, numb toes, delirium and blurry vision.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Wayans also began experiencing pain in his feet, numbness in his toes, delirium and blurry vision.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
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Balogun struck again just before halftime, extending the United States' lead and sending the crowd in Inglewood into a frenzy.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Wortzik's motives are gradually revealed after his lover comes forward, turning a local incident into a media frenzy.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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The city with about 140,000 residents sits in the heart of the state’s oil and gas region and was near the site of a deadly shooting rampage in 2019.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Duration is probably the only thing that ABC and the NBA need worry about, although there’s nothing in New York’s springtime rampage that suggests the Knicks will function as a mere speed bump on Wemby’s path to superstardom.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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