1
as in internal
of or relating to the mind
a funny mental image made him laugh out loud
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2
as in psychotic
sometimes offensive
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
He's gone a bitmental after his mother died.
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Recent Examples of mental
The job of working in a prison comes with serious mental and physical health risks.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol Christopher Kahler, PhD, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, stresses that reducing drinking lowers health risk, and can have other mental and physical benefits.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The actual policy changes related to the California Model, the secretary said, are limited to adapting training courses and working to make staff more aware of the mental and emotional consequences of trauma on staff and incarcerated people.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol Christopher Kahler, PhD, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, stresses that reducing drinking lowers health risk, and can have other mental and physical benefits.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The actual policy changes related to the California Model, the secretary said, are limited to adapting training courses and working to make staff more aware of the mental and emotional consequences of trauma on staff and incarcerated people.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
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The administration has considered expanding that travel ban: An internal memo sent out that same month gave Zimbabwe and other nations 60 days to comply with various requirements laid out by the administration, The Washington Post reported at the time.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These competing narratives reflect an internal information war over Israel’s next steps.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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The narrative might be summarized like this: supernatural Taylor Swift-type kills evil spirits while struggling with her own inner demons.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Pairing this inner compass with an abundance mindset transforms how nonprofits approach both challenges and opportunities.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With Emigholz’s signature metrical cutting and oblique framings, Ecce Mole explores cinema’s own spatial and symbolic dimensions through the buildings’ opposing scales and functions—interior and exterior, domestic and civic, modest and monumental.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The interior features are done up in black leather with red accents, and features power-adjustable seats and a 12-speaker Mark Levinson sound system.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Though it's deemed an accident in the play by Queen Gertrude, Ophelia was considered mad and the possibility of suicide was not ruled out.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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When Fishbein visited the property on a recent afternoon, a mad nest of rebar and brick rose over the horizon of a chain-link fence on 23rd Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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And psychological safety begins with leaders who actually listen.—
Heather Heefner,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Severance season three, she’s got the Netflix thriller, a psychological horror movie with Jamie Lee Curtis (Sender) and her own plan to turn Circus Person into a feature film.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Yet what starts as sensible due diligence becomes maniacal overpreparation.—
Melissa Sierra,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Redeem Team’s most entertaining stories revolve around Bryant’s maniacal work ethic.—
Skyler Trepel Published,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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