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Recent Examples of monomania
The entire plot of the movie spun out of his love for Princess Peach, and Black’s vocal performance was a delectable weave of monomania and insecurity.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
If the father of talk therapy aimed to mitigate our wanting’s intensity, Rorty sought to intervene in its monomania.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
That moniker, which sits on the line between jokiness and monomania, captures the danger.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
If the father of talk therapy aimed to mitigate our wanting’s intensity, Rorty sought to intervene in its monomania.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
That moniker, which sits on the line between jokiness and monomania, captures the danger.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monomania
Noun
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My obsession with shredding began in May of 2021, in East Palestine, Ohio.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The ritual has gone from Wim Hof curiosity to mainstream obsession, with Lady Gaga, Chris Hemsworth, Joe Rogan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tom Brady and LeBron James all chasing the same icy hit.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first type is replete with hallucinations and delusions—voices, visions, grandiose beliefs, paranoia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over pinwheeling synths, Mahesh inhabits her narrator’s misplaced longing with gooey, heart-eyed delusion and sweetly pathetic determination.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Festivalgoers should expect petition endeavors aimed at mellowing out Idaho’s legal phobia about marijuana.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
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His father has many food phobias and drug issues.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Monomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomania. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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