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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
However, Todaro is cautious on the current quarter, as the altcoin crash driven by a meme coin mania in January could weigh on February volumes and extend into the second quarter.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Retail investors haven’t traded stocks this much since another mania took over Wall Street three years ago.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Comments Eleven years ago, hipster mania hit America.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
What makes this fracas serious is the underlying media mania for cancellation and censorship — of a performer and a president.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Retail investors haven’t traded stocks this much since another mania took over Wall Street three years ago.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Comments Eleven years ago, hipster mania hit America.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
What makes this fracas serious is the underlying media mania for cancellation and censorship — of a performer and a president.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
Noun
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After World War II, a neurodegenerative disease that looked just like ALS—though some patients also showed features of Parkinson’s and dementia—surged in Guam, predominantly among the native Chamorro people.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her cause of death, John, 66, told The Washington Post, was complications from dementia.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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This new obsession manifested itself in strange ways.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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What began as a neighborhood favorite quickly turned into a national obsession.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Despite his confession, Moseley pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the trial for Kitty's slaying.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Smith’s attorneys argued that he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, records show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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Echoes of the past During periods of nationalist hysteria, however, overreach is common.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
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But while Opus parades as a critique of fame and those who kneel at its altar, Green offers no lasting observations of commodified narcissism, or of fans who get swept into a state of mass hysteria.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2025
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So, which teams have a chance to jump in the seedings, and which are concerned with making the road ahead more difficult when the madness begins?—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The madness begins early this week in Nashville when the 2025 SEC Tournament kicks off with a battle between the No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks and the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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But autism isn’t a mental illness, and neither Ohio’s nor Kentucky’s laws apply to people with autism, instead listing diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and delusional disorder as possible exemptions.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2025
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Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Odell was so easy to gaslight and discredit, but the facts of her body, and of the child, could not be denied.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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