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Recent Examples of insane After all, Taylor’s finally getting a break after her insane 21-month Eras Tour that basically took over the planet. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025 Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom is a soap opera about a hospital where the doctors aren’t good-looking or vibrating with noble sentiment but generally corrupt or insane. Adam Thirlwell, The New York Review of Books, 20 Mar. 2025 Recovering from fire can require an insane amount of spending, too. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Her work ethic and development in the past year has been insane. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insane
Adjective
  • Though it's deemed an accident in the play by Queen Gertrude, Ophelia was considered mad and the possibility of suicide was not ruled out.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, this is an ice hockey-style slide-and-bump affair; hitting an opponent from the side simply gives an annoying temporary jolt (which also disrupts their shooting motion) while hitting an opponent head-on forces a loose ball turnover and a mad scramble for the ball.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • My point wasn’t that men have had a harder time than women — that would be absurd.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Given the already substantial spend on incoming transfers, suggesting the club needs more, possibly sending its spending past the $500 million mark, seems absurd, almost greedy.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • No Broward program can possibly be as wasteful and downright stupid as the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS).
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
  • On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One position scrutinized in a new state audit of excessive spending by former University of Florida President Ben Sasse is the long-distance position created for former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • From hyperloops to solar roofs to trillion-dollar savings from federal budget cuts by DOGE, Musk has developed a reputation for excessive boasts and telling outright whoppers.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet what starts as sensible due diligence becomes maniacal overpreparation.
    Melissa Sierra, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The Redeem Team’s most entertaining stories revolve around Bryant’s maniacal work ethic.
    Skyler Trepel Published, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • It has been stuck in development hell for almost five years now, with barely any clarity on what the game is, since its mysterious and bizarre reveal trailer at the PS5 Showcase in June 2020.
    Echo Apsey, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Scientists say the findings shed new light on the potential for life to exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane instead of sunlight.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The costs of extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, and falling labor productivity are all visible on the horizon, with ample academic research to back them up.
    Justin Worland, Time, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Insane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insane. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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