as in crazy (about or over)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
he's virtually inseparable from his new girlfriend and seems to be just mad about her
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obsessed
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If headlines are any indication, at no point in recent history has the American public been more obsessed with the toilets in their national parks.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Then again, why not celebrate Christmas in a country that’s so festive-obsessed, decorations are usually in place in most homes by early fall?—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Mad (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20%28about%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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