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Recent Examples of madman
But to equate that with the actions of an evil madman betrays a shocking and sad ignorance of history.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
He is often depicted as the archetypal lone wolf madman who blew up the Oklahoma City Federal Building in 1995.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
That Wasn’t Filmed, Director Says During the scene, Ethan needs to fly a bi-plane and chase down another bi-plane that Gabriel is flying, and then transfer himself from his plane to wrestle the device from the madman.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
For his part, Gauguin recalled running free in the streets with the enslaved girl who was his closest companion and being visited in the night by a madman who lived on an adjacent roof.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
He is often depicted as the archetypal lone wolf madman who blew up the Oklahoma City Federal Building in 1995.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
That Wasn’t Filmed, Director Says During the scene, Ethan needs to fly a bi-plane and chase down another bi-plane that Gabriel is flying, and then transfer himself from his plane to wrestle the device from the madman.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
For his part, Gauguin recalled running free in the streets with the enslaved girl who was his closest companion and being visited in the night by a madman who lived on an adjacent roof.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madman
Noun
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One nun's habit was adorned with giant devil's horns.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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This habit of playing devil’s advocate 24/7 isn’t always malicious—or even intentional.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The city of Dallas is a minority-majority, and this performance put the limelight on those cowboys and brought that history to life.—
Meredith Nierman,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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There are cowboys like Lefty Ledbetter (Paul Walter Hauser), the good-natured ranch hand who teams up with Penny Jo, and Native Americans like Ghost Eye (Zahn McClarnon), who runs a militant organization in the tradition of the American Indian Movement.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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