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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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noun

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verb

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Feminists have always been mad at horny guys writing. John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025 Remember those highly sexualized ‘90s thrillers where our stoic leading man is threatened and nearly killed by a crazed woman driven mad by desire? Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025 In the ’60s, my grandma came straight to Los Angeles from Mississippi with mad kids. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025 Sit down in Geneva or Vienna or Qatar and fully and permanently surrender this mad nightmare to acquire nukes, or face more of the same devastation. New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Adjective
  • JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 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
  • For Bertram, whose family winery has roots deep in the terraced vineyards of the valley, the night was a blur of frantic decisions and terrifying uncertainty.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • And some stupid Republicans, and foolish Republicans, fall into the net.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 July 2025
  • The film ends with Lady Susan setting herself up in a kind of throuple, although one member of the ménage is too stupid to be so informed.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Pressure to release more documents has built both from within Trump's base and from Democrats seizing on their anger.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Several hundred people turned out at the state Capitol with creative signs and chanting to express their anger at Trump and his policies.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • The memo infuriated Kelly and other high-profile members of Trump's coalition, who for years have peddled conspiracy theories claiming Epstein was murdered and that the government covered up an extensive list of wealthy politicians and businesspeople who were involved with Epstein.
    Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • The increases are infuriating residents, and sending lawmakers scrambling for solutions.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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
  • As a result of their negligence, a little boy who lives in the Flats dies, and Sodality is furious.
    Deborah Williams July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Lansing, the first woman to lead a Hollywood studio, was furious.
    Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025

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