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Recent Examples of madman
Trump portrays himself as a madman so that nations will fear him.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
What would persuade anyone to release such a madman, a monster?
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 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
But the moves also undercut the president’s madman strategy.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
What would persuade anyone to release such a madman, a monster?
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 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
But the moves also undercut the president’s madman strategy.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madman
Noun
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Assign someone to challenge ideas or play devil’s advocate.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Like, Mars is a character, kind of like a devil on my shoulder.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Maybe that’s why, 20 years on, the film still feels devastatingly real: The delusion is not unique to two cowboys on a mountain.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Until then, so long, cowboy. Head-turn of the century (episode 14) Jeremiah appears to deliberate until the last second before deciding to recouple with bombshell Iris, leaving Huda single and vulnerable.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
21 June 2025
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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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