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
The 26-year-old then swept the ball into the far corner of the net and sent the Crystal Palace fans into a state of delirium.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
This can lead to heat exhaustion, which has symptoms such as weakness, dizziness and headaches and, in extreme cases, heat stroke—which can then trigger delirium and loss of consciousness.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
And 19-year-old Tom Watson completed Sunderland’s unlikely comeback deep into injury-time, propelling one of English soccer’s most historic clubs back into the Premier League for the first time since 2017 and sending its fans inside Wembley Stadium into delirium.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
This unusual encounter throws the young man into a dizzying delirium, disrupting his blossoming romance with Rita.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
This can lead to heat exhaustion, which has symptoms such as weakness, dizziness and headaches and, in extreme cases, heat stroke—which can then trigger delirium and loss of consciousness.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
And 19-year-old Tom Watson completed Sunderland’s unlikely comeback deep into injury-time, propelling one of English soccer’s most historic clubs back into the Premier League for the first time since 2017 and sending its fans inside Wembley Stadium into delirium.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
This unusual encounter throws the young man into a dizzying delirium, disrupting his blossoming romance with Rita.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
Noun
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And things got off to an electric start when — less than three minutes into the game — Stewart scored from 4 yards out, launching the home crowd into a frenzy and one little girl into viral-video stardom.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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Worsening inflation poses a political challenge for Trump, who as a candidate promised to immediately lower costs, but instead has engaged in a whipsawed frenzy of tariffs that have jolted businesses and consumers.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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In January 2015, John Lee, 29, killed three people, including his adoptive mother, and injured a fourth during a shooting rampage in Moscow.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 July 2025
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The police would arrest and release two suspects before finally arresting Danny Rolling, a Shreveport, La., native who would later confess to a triple homicide in his hometown and shooting his own father in the weeks before his Gainesville rampage.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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