as in schizophrenia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
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Recent Examples of dementia
Brain Health Protection Eggplants may protect against neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia.
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Scales passed away Monday at home after a long battle with dementia.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple explored waterways in Britain and abroad while Scales grappled with her dementia.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In September, one advocate told The Denver Post that four people who entered the office were detained, including an elderly Cuban man with dementia.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Scales passed away Monday at home after a long battle with dementia.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple explored waterways in Britain and abroad while Scales grappled with her dementia.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In September, one advocate told The Denver Post that four people who entered the office were detained, including an elderly Cuban man with dementia.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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The company's future hinges on the success of Cobenfy, the company's new schizophrenia drug.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Boy Brian Wilson’s attempts to complete the album Smile in the aftermath of a nervous breakdown while dealing with schizophrenia.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys had entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, but the jury ultimately rejected that claim, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Maybe Clark can dust off Scrooge comparisons if this insanity lasts until Christmas.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Decades before Salem, hysteria over witchcraft was already sweeping through England – and perhaps nowhere more fervently than in the southeast, such as in the neighboring counties of Kent and Essex, which border London.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Critics will predictably argue that those two positions are inherently linked; on the opposite side of the political spectrum, oil and gas partisans could point to Gates’ essay as proof that climate hysteria was misguided all along and that fossil use should continue unimpeded.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yet, the severity of gendered crime during Partition wasn’t caused by an arbitrary upsurge of madness.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the true star of Robert Wiene’s silent classic is the German Expressionist set design, whose jarring angles and dramatic shadows enhance its tale of murder and madness.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The administration has sown confusion and instability through other means, including harmful funding freezes.—
Gwen Moore,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In his speech, the Chinese leader reiterated his view that the world was undergoing changes not seen in a century, and emphasized how Beijing was offering global opportunities in the face of growing instability and uncertainties in the Asia-Pacific region.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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