as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head
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Recent Examples of megrim
By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim .
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Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
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The Treasury market tends to move with the whims of Wall Street and not in lockstep with Fed policy.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hidden away from the rest of the first floor action, the primary bedroom was a place for Cece to indulge her most personal decorating whims.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Clark pulls these plot tendrils into a cohesive story that delves deep into police investigations and the vagaries of Chicago.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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And all these considerations are preceded by the unpredictable, impossible-to-model vagaries of smoke itself.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Megrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megrim. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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