1
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
The aesthetically inclined and chronically online will have noticed the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-mania presently saturating popular culture.
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Alex Surprenant, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2026
The lip-kit mania also coincided with Kylie becoming a mother, forcing her to juggle pregnancy and maternity along with the incessant branding of her, not just as a member of television’s most famous family but also as the model for what a Gen Z CEO can be.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Anyone who has watched the last decade of merger mania in Hollywood has good reason to be skeptical.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
In addition to delusions and mania, the study found an increase in suicidal ideation and self-harm, disordered eating behaviors, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Alex Surprenant, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2026
The lip-kit mania also coincided with Kylie becoming a mother, forcing her to juggle pregnancy and maternity along with the incessant branding of her, not just as a member of television’s most famous family but also as the model for what a Gen Z CEO can be.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Anyone who has watched the last decade of merger mania in Hollywood has good reason to be skeptical.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
In addition to delusions and mania, the study found an increase in suicidal ideation and self-harm, disordered eating behaviors, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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The movie star, who retired from acting in 2022 and was diagnosed the following year with frontotemporal dementia, turned 71 on March 19.—
Roberta Mercuri,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One study of 300,000 people found that greater muscle mass was associated with a lower risk of dementia, Wood says.—
Holly Haber,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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An obsession, an art form, a national treasure and part of the furniture.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Politics has become an obsession with enemies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The man charged in a 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant Seattle woman and her unborn baby has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The mere decision to embark on such an endeavor takes bravery and maybe a little insanity.—
Thomas Floyd,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cofflin said the hysteria the sprinkler ordinance has generated has been the result of a lack of understanding of the requirements.—
J.K. Dineen,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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The alien-baiting of fifteen years ago was an aftermath of the war madness, a symptom of general postwar uneasiness and disorientation.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The UConn men and women have created countless memories through the madness of March and onto the championships won in April.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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And the Broad Institute gets a new infusion of funding focused on understanding schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
20 Mar. 2026
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But the reality is that schizophrenia affects so many people around the world.—
Amanda Marton Ramaciotti,
The Dial,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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