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
At 16, Sweet Pea had sight and hearing loss and exhibited some dementia-like symptoms.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And although her actor dad was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, Rumer said Willis doesn't miss a moment with his granddaughter.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Silver alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In one study, out of 17 cognitive and physical activities, only playing board games, reading, dancing and playing musical instruments were associated with a lower risk of dementia among adults older than 75.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And although her actor dad was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, Rumer said Willis doesn't miss a moment with his granddaughter.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Silver alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In one study, out of 17 cognitive and physical activities, only playing board games, reading, dancing and playing musical instruments were associated with a lower risk of dementia among adults older than 75.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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Michel — who grew up in a hyper-religious family — had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and epilepsy as a teenager.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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For decades, scientists have suspected that the voices heard by people with schizophrenia might be their own inner speech gone awry.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 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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Once a significant oil exporter, the country has faced economic collapse due to mismanagement, falling oil prices, and political instability under President Nicolás Maduro.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The State Department raised this popular African country’s advisory level amid protests, looting, and political instability.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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