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
And remember that this is only one component of cutting dementia risk.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
In other words, there seems to be a dose-dependent response—the higher the flu vaccine dose, the lower the dementia risk.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Her imperious, elderly father Herrmann (Sylvester Groth) has become disinhibited by dementia and is prone to touching his female caretaker (Patrycja Ziółkowska ) inappropriately, a problem Elsa doesn’t want to face any more than Lucy does.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Hsu also noted that hobbies with a social component can boost benefits, and learning something new is especially beneficial for your brain and may lower dementia risk.5 Pairing them with other habits—like exercise, good sleep, and a balanced diet—further supports healthy aging.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 May 2026
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
In other words, there seems to be a dose-dependent response—the higher the flu vaccine dose, the lower the dementia risk.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Her imperious, elderly father Herrmann (Sylvester Groth) has become disinhibited by dementia and is prone to touching his female caretaker (Patrycja Ziółkowska ) inappropriately, a problem Elsa doesn’t want to face any more than Lucy does.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Hsu also noted that hobbies with a social component can boost benefits, and learning something new is especially beneficial for your brain and may lower dementia risk.5 Pairing them with other habits—like exercise, good sleep, and a balanced diet—further supports healthy aging.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
Noun
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He was diagnosed with schizophrenia during his college years.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Two people diagnosed with schizophrenia were living in the theater.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The chaotic family life was cited when Cary Stayner pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the tourists’ murders; he was found mentally fit to stand trial.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Call it a runner's high or insanity; the marathon takes just about everything a person can muster up physically and mentally.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With online hype turning into real-life hysteria, brands may need to rethink drop culture or at least make a few tweaks.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
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But when the Gaga music started playing, the crowd erupted with the kind of hysteria once reserved for Beatlemania.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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My ideal version is bringing a book and eating my Mixue ice cream out there for twenty minutes before heading back into the madness.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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When leaders choose silence over strategic communication, that silence leads to significantly negative outcomes, resulting in a culture and environment filled with fear, instability and uncertainty.—
Christina Wood,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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