madmen

plural of madman
as in devils
a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

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Recent Examples of madmen The garages at drag events are full of red-eyed madmen who have sold their houses and chased their wives and children away in pursuit of this. New Atlas, 13 July 2026 Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story. William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025 Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war. Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • In 2025, two Tasmanian devils arrived at the Australian Outback exhibit.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Tasmanian devils suffer from Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), a highly fatal cancer spread by biting, which has devastated their population and surprisingly arose twice.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As with Christmas, the logistical wrangling can outweigh the enjoyment, at least for the cowboys.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bragason joked that the daredevils had come to Iceland instead of Spain, where the weather tends to be more predictable.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While running with bulls is a cherished local custom for Spanish daredevils, Americans are still the leading group of foreigners who run at the San Fermin festival.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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