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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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mad

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noun

mad

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verb

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adjective (2)

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025 In Season 1, the mystery of what’s real and what’s not drove people mad. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025 And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her! Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis). Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Noun
  • Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to …boffo box office!
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The focal point of our anger and pain may not even know we are hurt.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The effort has infuriated critics in a city that has pioneered harm reduction.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The process changed because the cardinals infuriated the people of Viterbo, Italy by taking nearly three years to choose a successor to Pope Clement IV, who had died in their town.
    Made by History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Smithsonian, the vast complex of museums that millions of Americans visit every year to see Lincoln’s top hat, the Spirit of St. Louis, Harriet Tubman’s shawl, a moon rock, and Dorothy’s ruby slippers, is at the center of the executive order’s indignation.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In a moment of feigned indignation, Sandler threatened to storm out of the ceremony, which prompted O'Brien to apologize for his attack.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Warren was beloved by the Cherry Grove community — by then, the Pines’s more bohemian counterpart — and her rejection enraged many, including Thom Hansen, who performed in drag as Panzi.
    Elyssa Goodman, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
  • In the TikTok video that enraged so many of these men, the gimmick is that the executives are participating in a girly TikTok trend within the confines of their office.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege that Read, 45, deliberately hit O’Keefe with her SUV in a drunken rage and left him to die in the snow in January 2022.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • If Episode 2 was the depiction of fire and uncontrollable rage — with Tommy flaming down an unrelenting monster known as a bloater, and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) torturing and killing Joel — Episode 3 is the opposite.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Easily annoyed by noises like gum smacking or cereal slurping.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The controversy over attire comes just two months after Zelensky was criticized and called disrespectful by a reporter at the White House for not wearing a suit during his visit to the Oval Office, with reports suggesting that Trump was annoyed by Zelensky's choice of clothing.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The optimism from the away end had turned into fury.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Gretchen Whitmer speaking at Trump rally sparks fury: 'Enabling behavior' Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is facing intense backlash after making a surprise appearance at a rally.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • President Donald Trump also has launched an agency review and cut funds for some FEMA grant programs, outraging officials in states where those funds already had been committed.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Photo: Everett Collection Local critics were outraged by the movie that put the Master of Venereal Horror on the world-cinema map.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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