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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for megrim
Noun
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The press and the world were at her feet and at her whim, and her whim was a whim of iron.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Martin decided to have Emma undergo a DNA test on something of a whim.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Or at least have the option of several lives other than their own not being governed by the vagaries of the football industry?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Megrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megrim. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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