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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
Unlike the Mars-mania that arose half a century later, when such gonzo 1950s science-fiction movies as Invaders from Mars and It!
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David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks that had surged in the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology are dragging Wall Street lower again on Wednesday.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
The list of brands getting in on the mania went on and on.
—Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
Jackie Chan mania took over the festival during his brief three-day stretch in Locarno.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
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David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks that had surged in the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology are dragging Wall Street lower again on Wednesday.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
The list of brands getting in on the mania went on and on.
—Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
Jackie Chan mania took over the festival during his brief three-day stretch in Locarno.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, but continued to perform through the early stages of his illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bruce Willis is posing with his family in a rare new photo amid his battle with dementia.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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His time under the golden arches also seeded an obsession with systems and taught him the importance of keeping operations lean and relentlessly focusing on customers.—
Martina Castellanos,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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More Sargent/Getty Images The sheer insanity of how fast the ball got out of the ballpark captivated a worldwide audience.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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With the ambulance only eight minutes away from Hind, Omar sees only insanity in the way the situation stretches into an hours-long ordeal.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Florio questioned Saban being bothered by the hysteria surrounding his potential return to the sidelines.—
Andrew Hughes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
27 Aug. 2025
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And a bit of Saturday madness, granted most of that came 400 miles away.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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There is a method to the madness, multiple sources say.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The unique human ability for speech and language—often impacted by autism and schizophrenia—may also be connected.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Brown had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and suffered hallucinations and paranoia, his sister said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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