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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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There were no major returning actors or ongoing storylines, save for the Yautja’s somewhat inexplicable obsession with intergalactic trophy hunting, and most attempts to reboot the property failed to explain why this series should exist in the first place.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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What’s lingering beneath the surface — jealousy, passion, obsession — is brought to life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sharon’s final delusions about Beryl are put to rest as she’s placed under arrest, and Donnelly tests out a draft of her case report on Elsbeth.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The delusion worked wonderfully.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here are the most irrational fears travelers have There's a long list of phobias and irrational behaviors that travelers pack for every trip.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Althea Soft conducted search engine analysis into the phobia between November 2022 and October 2024.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Monomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomania. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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