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
Tysons Corner Center continues to add Gen Z favorite brands and experiences, including the Under Armour Sports House opened in March, plus Edikted, Garage, Aritzia, Reformation and Level99, which features real-world social gaming with over 50 physical and mental challenges to explore.
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Footwear News, 18 May 2026
No two individuals experience mental-health challenges in the same way.
—Maria Bledsoe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The endowment exists to support the mental, emotional and physical wellness of students and staff at the University of North Georgia.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
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Footwear News, 18 May 2026
No two individuals experience mental-health challenges in the same way.
—Maria Bledsoe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The endowment exists to support the mental, emotional and physical wellness of students and staff at the University of North Georgia.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
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The compact standard doubles overlook the internal courtyard, whilst the larger superior rooms enjoy sideways views of the ocean and the hammock by the window gives a special nod to the beachside location.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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This view has the political implication that any revolution must first be internal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Thank god because the Special pitch was, said with love to my younger self, psychotic.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Leaving people with serious, untreated psychotic illnesses to publicly deteriorate isn’t compassion in the slightest.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Through her song, her voice awakens and becomes a vehicle for expressing her desires out loud, allowing her inner needs to emerge fully into the outside world.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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In any other historical period, proposing such a career trajectory would’ve seemed mildly insane — like if Peter Buck had followed up Fables of the Reconstruction by producing Whitney Houston instead of the Feelies.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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For so much of the season, Rachel is low-key stoned, which can keep her at a remove, even when things are getting really insane.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Building on her success in the UK and Nordic markets with series like Borderliner for Netflix and Seizure for Viaplay, Gallagher recently wrote and executive produced the BBC psychological crime thriller Wolf.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Anand said the installation was intended to confront visitors with the psychological toll of PTSD that many veterans carry long after combat ends.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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There, a mad, out-of-control Mary lives on as tenaciously as George Washington’s inability to tell a lie.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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At this maddest of sporting institutions, that is perhaps the craziest hope of all.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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When a building is too hot, heat pumps suck heat from the interior air and dump it into the circulating water.—
Ishan Thakore,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Sindelfingen is also home to MANUFAKTUR, the Mercedes custom shop, and the GT 63 can be built to taste with a wide range of colors, materials and interior finishes to create a one-of-one 4-door hypercar.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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John Boyega's ex-Stormtrooper Finn and Han are brothers from another mother, Oscar Isaac's pilot Poe is as cool and refreshing as a tall glass of blue milk, and Adam Driver's Kylo does his best Vader impression as a maniacal villain with some serious emotional issues.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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No, Kenny Atkinson insisted a bug was taking his voice, not the Detroit Pistons and this maniacal Game 5 victory.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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