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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
As the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy mania of earlier this year showed us, to dress simply is often to dress well.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 June 2026
Indeed, Uthemier’s lawsuit bears telltale signs of DeSantis’ bigotry and anti-diversity, anti-equality and anti-inclusion mania.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
His cine-theatre can be clever but not cutting, obsessed with the reflecting mind-numbing mania of scrolling without pushing past it to more substantial revelations.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 May 2026
The most dangerous manias often form around technologies that really do work.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 June 2026
Indeed, Uthemier’s lawsuit bears telltale signs of DeSantis’ bigotry and anti-diversity, anti-equality and anti-inclusion mania.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
His cine-theatre can be clever but not cutting, obsessed with the reflecting mind-numbing mania of scrolling without pushing past it to more substantial revelations.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 May 2026
The most dangerous manias often form around technologies that really do work.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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All of this creates new pathways between the brain’s neurons, improving cerebral neuroplasticity and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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She is left to care for her partner’s elderly mom who battles Parkinson’s and dementia.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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In fact, while bitcoin’s been in a price slump, the stock market has notched several all-time record highs and capital is rotating elsewhere as investors chase the chip rally and their obsession with AI infrastructure grows.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Initially, in 2019, Atkins pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but in 2021, he was found mentally competent to stand trial.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Dominguez also pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to attempted murder in connection with Guillory’s attack.—
Darrell Smith
June 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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Unisphere was a fitting antidote to anti-immigrant hysteria.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
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Hull pounded his fourth double of the game, prompting mass hysteria from the 3,913 Tar Heel fans and ultimate heartbreak in the other dugout.—
Alan Cole,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The four-night FIFA-centric experience, which takes place from July 16–21, gives six guests the chance to escape from the FIFA madness in the largest hotel penthouse suite in the US, which spans the entirety of The Mark's top two floors.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Shea Langeliers sent a shot 483 feet in the first sign of the madness to come in a 15-14, 12-inning game that introduced the city to its eventual MLB club.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Gregory Moore said Cherrie Moore has bipolar schizophrenia and is under treatment while out on bond.—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Health workers say the sessions are designed as therapeutic interventions for living with anxiety, depression, autism, schizophrenia or other conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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