locos

verb

present tense third-person singular of loco
as in unbalances
to cause to go insane or as if insane years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locos
  1. bothers
  2. crazes
  3. cracks
  4. upsets
  5. confuses
  6. distracts
Verb
  • Refresh the space that bothers you most before making bigger visibility decisions.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • If that bothers you, then a significant projection for Bo Nix’s season will make your skin crawl.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
Definition of bothers
Verb
  • Much like previous financial crazes around meme stocks and NFTs, true believers view prediction markets through a stick-it-to-the-man prism.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Check out some of the most instantly recognizable ‘90s teen hallmarks, including the most popular bedroom furniture, beauty products, and fashion crazes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of crazes
Verb
  • Anger When denial finally cracks, the energy that follows goes one of two directions.
    — Tim Albright, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of cracks
Verb
  • Don’t be home to have to listen to any of the buzz that upsets you.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Gustavo Gómez of Paraguay celebrates after José Canale converts the winning penalty in a penalty shootout against Germany on Monday.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of upsets
Verb
  • These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • But nobody confuses Harvard Extension School classes with the real thing.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of confuses
Verb
  • This cultural debate distracts from systemic policy failures and the high cost of raising children, which makes motherhood an economic battleground.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Mother’s explosion distracts Blaine and frees Sam.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of distracts
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“Locos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locos. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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