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Recent Examples of insane Cleveland also clinched on Saturday, walking it off with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to cap an insane postseason run. Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 The first game famously took thirst-trap renditions of the Greek pantheon and imbued each figure with an insane amount of charm. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 Starting the competition off with a bang with the cape and then moving right into killing the athleisure [challenge] was just insane. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025 But the Democratic mayor doubled down on his insane lack of empathy. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insane
Adjective
  • My real friends know what happened, but Kurt’s fans, Courtney’s fans, and some of my own fans were mad at me.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe, probably, the States were also mad at her.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This aspect will always cast her apart, even today, in the sense that a woman’s naked body is still perceived by audiences as something that stands out for some absurd reason, unfortunately.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their vote to shut down the government is absurd.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The name-calling and the stupid AI and the imagery has got to stop.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • These kids are being stupid and absurd and reckless and not thinking about anything other than what’s directly in front of their faces.
    Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Typically, when there is an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease, Tennessee saw excessive rain in spring and early summer with dry coditions in late summer, the agency said.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tactically, the most notable feature of the final was how regularly the two goalkeepers found themselves in bizarre positions, rushing out to close down attackers in wide areas.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after the in-person meeting, Kacie bowed out in one of the most bizarre breakups ever shown.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, let’s get completely crazy and predict that Hanley goes absolutely haywire this year to the tune of … three goals!
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is crazy and continues to erode the public health system and the public trust in vaccines.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The bank estimates that two-thirds of the population are living in extreme poverty — less than $3 a day.
    Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The ocean anomaly has also been associated with extreme weather events, including droughts; warmer ocean temperatures can also generally help hurricanes develop more rapidly, and exacerbate fires, says Pastelok.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Insane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insane. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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