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Recent Examples of madman
Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman.
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
An accident that’s been waiting to happen since 2003: the sound of Radiohead onstage, five madmen attacking the Hail to the Thief songbook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The incident became part of the over-the-top tableau of the madman’s career: biting the head off a live bat (true), biting the head off a live dove (also true), tossing a 50-inch TV out a hotel window (obviously true).
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
An accident that’s been waiting to happen since 2003: the sound of Radiohead onstage, five madmen attacking the Hail to the Thief songbook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The incident became part of the over-the-top tableau of the madman’s career: biting the head off a live bat (true), biting the head off a live dove (also true), tossing a 50-inch TV out a hotel window (obviously true).
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madman
Noun
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His characters make cavalier deals with the proverbial devil, even as the costs become harder to ignore.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are sounds and shadows in the forest; the Devil, or devils, may be walking the earth.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each singer is known for powerful vocal performances, and their voices complement one another with a graceful concord, highlighting the song’s message of a cowboy’s straightforward, restorative and effective prayers.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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