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Recent Examples of monomania
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
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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
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Because as is now clear, Putin’s monomania about controlling Ukraine—its military, its economy, its entire sovereignty—stems not from security arrangements, but from pure, unadulterated neo-imperialism, and a desire to reclaim territories Putin believes belong to Moscow.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
There are a few problems with the notion that Trump is to blame for our collective political monomania.
—Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie.
—Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
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
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Because as is now clear, Putin’s monomania about controlling Ukraine—its military, its economy, its entire sovereignty—stems not from security arrangements, but from pure, unadulterated neo-imperialism, and a desire to reclaim territories Putin believes belong to Moscow.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
There are a few problems with the notion that Trump is to blame for our collective political monomania.
—Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie.
—Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monomania
Noun
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In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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If you haven’t been yet inducted into the Roller Rabbit squad (colony?), a brief introduction: The brand has become an absolute obsession on social media in the past few years, especially among tween and teen girls.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And a special shout-out goes to SNL’s Vanessa Bayer as the hilarious medium with impeccable timing and detailed delusion.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Marroquin, who had been jailed on assault and battery charges, struggled with mental illness and persistent delusions that someone was going to hurt his mother.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Despite dealing with the snake in next to no time, Zachary understood the impact his doorbell camera footage would have on anyone with a phobia of snakes.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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In the comments section, many Reddit users expressed that the dad was in the wrong because his girlfriend wasn’t just anyone, and she should've been told about his daughter's water phobia.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Monomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomania. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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