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 film’s final reveal is one last turning of the knife in Lapid’s incisive, combustible critique of a country ensnared in the delirium of war.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
Hit hit his third bomb – a 427-foot shot to center field – in the seventh inning, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 and sending the stadium into delirium.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
Hit hit his third bomb – a 427-foot shot to center field – in the seventh inning, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 and sending the stadium into delirium.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
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That cut New York’s lead to 2-1 and sent the Charlotte crowd into a frenzy, hoping for a tying score in the game’s final minutes.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Turns out, the frenzy was all over a bear (and sometimes, a cat).—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
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The agent took this to be a reference to the multifaceted terror rampage in France, which killed at least 130 people in 2015.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s rampage through federal programs has proven a liability there.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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