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 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.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Previous versions of this story understandably tend to dwell on the doctor’s delirium.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
However, delirium may be preventable in up to 40 percent of cases.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Over the next few days, Jones remained on the ventilator, battling not just the physical toll of surgery, but something more disorienting: ICU delirium, a condition that causes confusion, hallucinations and memory issues.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Previous versions of this story understandably tend to dwell on the doctor’s delirium.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
However, delirium may be preventable in up to 40 percent of cases.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Over the next few days, Jones remained on the ventilator, battling not just the physical toll of surgery, but something more disorienting: ICU delirium, a condition that causes confusion, hallucinations and memory issues.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
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LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite the latest meme stock frenzy, Beyond Meat has nonetheless still fallen 23% so far in 2025 after tumbling 58% in 2024.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Documents gone, Ma embarks on a weeklong rampage while readers also get to know teenage thief Boomba.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer’s Body follows two polar opposite best friends, the outgoing Jennifer and bookish Needy (Amanda Seyfried), whose friendship takes a turn when the former embarks on a murderous rampage of her male classmates.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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