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noun

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Recent Examples of lunatic
Adjective
There’s no malice involved in lunatic-appeasement, however. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 Meanwhile, mom Linda (John Roberts) cheerleads with lunatic optimism. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 23 May 2022 Having long since given up on reigning in the enormous lunatic wing of their party, Republican leaders had, particularly after the rise of Donald Trump, began actively catering to it. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 The point of such a response would be to portray the Democrats as the reasonable party upholding moderation and decency in the face of a lunatic assault on the rights and freedoms of the female half of the population. Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for lunatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunatic
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Making stupid internet fodder has never been easier than now, with the prevalence of AI image generators making everything from deepfakes to memes.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Much like the stupid prions wreaking havoc in his brain.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Finger-pointing is done as the adults bicker over who’s really a psychopath.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
  • On the madman’s tail is Elena (Giovanna Grigio), an ambitious young journalist who wants to make a name for herself in her boys-club newsroom by finding the psychopath before the cops do.
    Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • True leaders are known for building things, fools for destroying them.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The mix of Greek mythology, robots and mechanical flying scorpions is a little all over the place, but my son was plenty entertained by Scooby and Shaggy’s ability to act like bumbling fools one minute and brave heroes the next.
    Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • If 51% of the population is being so underserved, the ratio to opportunity is insane.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The idea of the Nuggets claiming three more games in this series with Michael Porter Jr. scoring three points — on Denver’s first basket, no less — is foolish.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The first three days of the season took care of such foolish rookie thoughts and proved to be a humbling, but learning, experience.
    Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And a perilous Purge situation flooding the streets with maniacs?
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Apr. 2025
  • That joke might be fine if everyone in Smash were a maniac.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That means if someone comes across an injured or orphaned goose or wants to relocate a goose, that person would need a permit to handle it, Nitschke said.
    Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As hunting dogs, golden retrievers helped retrieve game, such as ducks or geese, from bushes, cliffs and water.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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