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
As many as three in ten older patients may acquire delirium in the hospital.
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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
Damage to small blood vessels can also cause kidney and lung disease, comas, delirium, and dementia.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
One research letter published in June 2024 in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. looked at more than 200,000 patients and found long ER stays could be linked to a higher risk of dementia patients developing delirium — a temporary state of mental confusion and sometimes hallucinations.
—Devna Bose and Benjamin Thorp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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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
Damage to small blood vessels can also cause kidney and lung disease, comas, delirium, and dementia.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
One research letter published in June 2024 in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. looked at more than 200,000 patients and found long ER stays could be linked to a higher risk of dementia patients developing delirium — a temporary state of mental confusion and sometimes hallucinations.
—Devna Bose and Benjamin Thorp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
Noun
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In the frenzy, per Science Daily, bones were put on view at the farm, and other artifacts later wre brought on tours with the Ringling Brothers show.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Spotted Cow cult following — which paved the way for the brewery’s equally passionate Moon Man IPA frenzy — provides New Glarus with visits from locals and beer fans alike.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Speck was a mass murderer who went on a rampage and killed eight nursing students in 1966.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 2022 rampage at Robb Elementary School.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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