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as in insanity
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
nowadays certain forms of madness are quite treatable
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as in simplicity
lack of good sense or judgment
to do something so reckless would be sheer madness
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors
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Recent Examples of madness
Ford, in what only can be described a bout of corporate madness, kept them.
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Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Here, The Athletic breaks down a day of madness both during and after the game and examines what Wolves fans are thinking.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Even Fimmel’s madness (recycled from Raised By Wolves) which could have been a great opportunity for some funny moments lacks any flicker of joviality.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Here, The Athletic breaks down a day of madness both during and after the game and examines what Wolves fans are thinking.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Even Fimmel’s madness (recycled from Raised By Wolves) which could have been a great opportunity for some funny moments lacks any flicker of joviality.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madness
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Read more Luigi Mangione case has 'Highest risk' of jury nullification—legal analyst Will Luigi Mangione's insanity defense work?David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Einstein never said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Secondly, the industry has perpetuated a culture that values simplicity and tradition over modernization.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Minimalist cocktails will remain popular, focusing on simplicity while delivering complex flavors.Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, stay calm and don’t rise to meet their anger with your anger.Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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And last year, employee anger over losing their pensions was at the heart of negotiations between Boeing and its machinist workers.Dan Doonan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Shannon Amos was not able to provide documentation of a diagnosis of dementia.Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Heming Willis, who has become a vocal advocate for the caregiver community since Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, also posted a tribute to Moore on her Instagram stories.Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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This seemingly small, personal decision triggers absolute indignation in her husband, parents, and siblings.Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Trump has skated again and could care less about their indignation.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: The reports of drones have sparked an Orson-Welles-reminiscent hysteria on social media, and the theories have been both far-ranging and, in some cases, far-fetched.Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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This type of yellow press is pathetic, and the ongoing media hysteria around AI is an embarrassment to the field of journalism as a profession.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Head coaches with offensive backgrounds are all the rage and Monken has shown an ability to adapt at both the college and NFL levels to the skill set of his quarterback and his personnel.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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These striking designs were all the rage in the 1950s and 1960s and, while they've been replicated by many modern manufacturers, the originals can command a high price tag.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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Researchers took note and now, around a dozen clinical trials are in the works, testing the diet's effect on mental illness, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression.Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Is There No Place on Earth For Me? — a feature Turturro writes, directs and stars in — looks into the mind of Sylvia Frumkin, a woman trapped in the grips of schizophrenia, as her family struggles to navigate the maze of the mental health system during a blackout in New York.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Madness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madness. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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