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
Originally, Silver Alerts were primarily intended for adults over 65 and individuals with dementia.
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Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Additionally, Morera won the genetic lottery with variants that have been reported to protect against common risk factors like high cholesterol levels, dementia, heart disease and cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Studies have shown that being vaccinated against shingles correlates with lower dementia rates.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Additionally, Morera won the genetic lottery with variants that have been reported to protect against common risk factors like high cholesterol levels, dementia, heart disease and cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Studies have shown that being vaccinated against shingles correlates with lower dementia rates.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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Ed Gein died in 1984 from cancer Following his arrest, Gein was diagnosed with schizophrenia, per A&E, and declared mentally unfit for trial, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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He was diagnosed with schizophrenia after he was taken into custody.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was sentenced for assault in the 2015 case involving 6-year-old Logan Tipton.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the business classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay examined the psychology of crowd behavior and mass hysteria throughout history, from the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s to humanity’s historical obsession with transmuting base metals into gold.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cut Sanders, just as the Philadelphia Eagles did with sixth-round quarterback Kyle McCord and countless other teams do every year with countless other late-round rookie quarterbacks, and end this silly madness.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stella Parton, country superstar Dolly Parton's younger sister, is calling on her famous sibling's fans and followers to stop the madness.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Putin accused European nations of fueling instability by increasing military spending and deepening integration under NATO.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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