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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
The global study with institutional investors and wealth managers highlights both the current stablecoin mania and potential future developments.
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The rise after Patel’s remarks is emblematic of the mania gripping markets this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
While injuries to stars are bad enough, sometimes a collective mania around an entire team can lead to ratings disruptions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There has long been a quiet but steady mania for anything Mitford-related.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The rise after Patel’s remarks is emblematic of the mania gripping markets this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
While injuries to stars are bad enough, sometimes a collective mania around an entire team can lead to ratings disruptions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There has long been a quiet but steady mania for anything Mitford-related.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
Noun
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This is the conclusion of a study led by researchers from Florida's Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, who suspect that—just like some adult humans with dementia are occasionally found wandering far from their homes—dolphins may become similarly disoriented when suffering from Alzheimer's.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Another 2025 study by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, found that adopting the MIND diet, even later in life, may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Rabanne Glowies gloss is a newer obsession.—
Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mango Honestly, Mango is a not-so-low-key obsession of mine.—
Shawna Hudson,
StyleCaster,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following his arrest, Gein was charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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But beneath the insanity, there's real heart, pathos, and vulnerability.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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For centuries, such conditions have not even been considered to be health issues in the same way that physical ailments are, and have been dismissed as hysteria or even weakness.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The invading parasite is a culture of hate and paranoia and sadism — mass hysteria as sanctioned by the government that is supposed to protect you.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Against the backdrop of New York’s Hudson Valley, the film explores faith, madness, autonomy, and the fragile boundary between salvation and delusion.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s only madness at the bottom of that picture.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ed Gein died in 1984 from cancer Following his arrest, Gein was diagnosed with schizophrenia, per A&E, and declared mentally unfit for trial, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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He was diagnosed with schizophrenia after he was taken into custody.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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