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
But instead of treating those rooms as back of house, OMA packed them into the peak of a short skyscraper, elevating them into sunlit incubators of deliberate delirium poised above the everyday.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
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
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
After that, Perardi and Youngblood’s relationship slipped into a state of delirium.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
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
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
After that, Perardi and Youngblood’s relationship slipped into a state of delirium.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
Noun
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There seemed to be an unwarranted frenzy in the speed at which everything was played, as if music were as much a sport as an artistic pursuit.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Irishman recorded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Augusta National on Saturday, putting patrons into a frenzy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As previously announced, Michelle Mao will play Yara and Kyriana Kratter will play Lev, siblings whose paths cross with Abby at a pivotal moment, as Ellie begins her revenge rampage in Seattle.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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From the first fire to the last, the suspect’s rampage lasted just more than 10 minutes.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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