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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
that form of mania often manifests itself in excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
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as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
his wife was baffled and amused by his mania for old comic books
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Recent Examples of mania
This highlights one of the problems of the current sanction and tariff mania in Washington.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But that, and this current pickleball mania, pales in comparison to bowling’s boom.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
People with endocrine disorders may have mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, mania, and eating disorders.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, one professional hunter leads the charge to undermine the competition, questioning what hides beneath the python mania gripping the ‘glades.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But that, and this current pickleball mania, pales in comparison to bowling’s boom.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
People with endocrine disorders may have mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, mania, and eating disorders.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, one professional hunter leads the charge to undermine the competition, questioning what hides beneath the python mania gripping the ‘glades.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
Noun
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Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a neurodegenerative condition that can start developing 20 years before symptoms appear.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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An Alzheimer's Association report, released April 29, said the total annual cost of caring for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will reach $384 billion in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Joe stammers a non-answer because his prose has turned more erotic than thriller thanks to his growing obsession with her.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Now, watch Gracie Abrams walk you through her 10-minute glowy face routine: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing two people and grievously wounding a third over the space of five days in April and May 2023.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, on April 18, a judge in Fulton County Superior Court dropped the charges against Calabrese-Lewis, ordering that she should be declared not guilty by reason of insanity, citing her mental illness, according to the filing obtained by PEOPLE.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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For all the hysteria around the goals conceded against Madrid and Palace, this setup actually helped Arsenal through their first leg encounter with the Spanish club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Although female hysteria is no longer recognized as legitimate, its vestiges persist.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Liam Twomey got his teeth into the Marvel Comics-style madness of Real Madrid’s ‘El Loco’, Antonio Rudiger (above).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The madness in the auditoriums has understandably irked theater operators and unsuspecting patrons, especially when one attendee brought a live chicken into a showing.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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But Bob, who suffers from schizophrenia and anxiety, doesn't share Rogers' mental stability and strong moral compass.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Cotton suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well as asthma, and young Nazir Millien was severely autistic and disabled, said police sources.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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