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as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake
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as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake
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Recent Examples of fruitcakes
Today, more than 2 million fruitcakes are sold in the United States each year, with 20,000 a day coming from one small town in Texas.
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Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitcakes
Noun
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Even then, though, the popular take — the story of the lunatics taking over asylum — didn’t sit right with me.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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After iftar, the evening meal that breaks their daytime fast, families gather to watch their picks from the year’s crop of soap operas and political and historical dramas, snacking on sweets and nuts and drinking tea and coffee until late into the night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Tiger nuts may aid digestion, support weight loss, regulate blood sugar, boost heart and immune health, and reduce inflammation.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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April 1, because this cast is full of fools.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
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Sadly, OpenAI plays us for fools.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fruitcakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitcakes. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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