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as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
brought in a counselor to work with the student they worried might be a head case
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as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
an area of scientific research that's a good niche for social misfits and hard-core head cases
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head cases
Noun
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Stink and bugs tend to hit inspectors that way.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Underrated unnecessary aggressive bugs.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some nuts and seeds are higher in magnesium than others and are smart choices for those looking to boost their intake.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Instead of saturated fat, the current guidelines encourage eating foods that are high in unsaturated fat, including nuts, avocados and olive oil, which are linked to lower cardiovascular risk.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 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,
7 Oct. 2025
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He was often paired with Lewis’ fellow associate Sarah Franklin as the young guns at the law firm, but their characters weren’t romantically linked.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Diving into Alex’s past also likely means revisiting some of the characters from Wizards of Waverly Place who might’ve played a part.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recent years have seen thousands of Palestinian properties illegally seized, but the Khalidis would not be taken for fools.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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If the Phillies are willing to eat part of the remaining $20 million that Castellanos is owed, the Dodgers would be fools not to swoop into the sweepstakes.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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As part of the deal, Avon A will have the opportunity to publish adaptations based on FES originals.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her oversight includes consumer publicity campaigns for FX originals that are both streamed exclusively on Hulu and Disney+, and also run on the FX and FXX cable channels.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Head cases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20cases. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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