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Recent Examples of gaga Turns out, the two actors/singers have been gaga for each other (terrible pun, sorry) for a long time. Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 27 Feb. 2019 Juul, a startup that makes e-cigarettes that teenagers are gaga for, is raising $1.2 billion in a round that would value the company at $15 billion — on par with companies like Lyft or Snap. Recode Staff, Recode, 10 July 2018 For the past several years, restaurant chefs have been gaga for sous-vide cooking, but the contraptions required seemed too scientific for home cooks. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaga
Adjective
  • This year’s Fall Preview consists of all the entertainment — from TV to video games to theater — that Vulture writers and editors are excited to consume this season.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The inclusion created viral moments around social media with BLACKPINK’s global fanbase excited to see the song’s inclusion and the Shazam charts showing clear curiosity from viewers to find out more about the music.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Poetry walks with me each step of my mad thinking.
    Rickey Laurentiis, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The opposition leader maintains close ties with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of the most enthusiastic proponents in the Cabinet of this particular naval buildup.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the same piece from Heyman, Phillies president of baseball operations David Dombrowski gave an even more enthusiastic quote about a potential Schwarber reunion.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And when Sam cooks up a truly stupid scheme to make some quick cash, there’s little doubt a heavy like Mickey isn’t going to like it.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There's a fine line between stupid and clever, indeed.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In high school, Kirk became an avid listener of conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, per NBC News.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These restaurants and dives, located in live music and entertainment across the Front Range, were recommended by friends and readers of The Denver Post, as well as avid concertgoers.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Malik Heath’s insane toe-tap grab on the sideline, which was reversed after video replay review, was a massive 37-yard swing for the Packers during the drive.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • None of their other work, arguably, has had the seismic impact or inspires the same insane quotability as This Is Spinal Tap.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Employees are eager to experiment with AI tools, but unclear policies and a lack of training fuel secrecy instead of confidence.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Wrapped in a bulky down jacket, Putin greeted residents eager to meet him.
    Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Years later narratives about colonization or slavery or the crazy suffragettes always centre on the light and the justice these people fought for.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Oh, and that rookie receiver with the two crazy catches?
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Gaga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaga. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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