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also paranoic
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Adjective
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And stay vigilant — not paranoid, but aware of your surroundings.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The internal monologue is perhaps the more obvious choice for paranoid fiction, but by writing in dialogue, Dorfman puts us in the place of the listener with an ear pressed to a closed door, overhearing the anxious voices.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s Bill Walsh, the brilliant, neurotic coach who some feel burned out too soon.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Landing a job as the nanny to neurotic Ray (Dakota Fanning), the free-spirited ‘It’ girl learns how to grow up with some help from the young girl.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The ongoing controversy surrounding the police shooting of a mentalliy ill Queens schizophrenic man who charged at cops with a knife ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with the release of 911 audio the NYPD says makes clear police were going to be responding to the episode.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The most compelling aspect of Newsom’s biography is his schizophrenic upbringing, vis-à-vis wealth.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
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Margot Robbie’s Catherine is whimsical, impulsive and occasionally delusional, a woman intoxicated by her own volatility.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fourth, despite the near-zero chance that the project would ever be completed, this hasn’t stopped delusional souls from looking beyond the primary Los Angeles to San Francisco project.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ingram first went into the program in 2021 while with the Predators, dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Antidepressants are also used to treat a wide variety of other conditions, such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Bloodshot synth figures and delirious vocal performances are presented at their most elemental, as Granli zeroes in on the intangible forces that can make music tweak your senses and sneak past conscious understanding.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cookie Fleck, O’Hara’s character in Best in Show, is an outstanding example of her comedic sensibility—a meld of physical comedy, deadpan affect, and delirious self-confidence—whose influence is all over the mock-interview segments of, say, Parks and Recreation.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Alternating between the date and the shoot-out gives the love story extra impact, as the unadulterated joy between Angela and Mike is even more pronounced when placed against the sociopathic violence of Stockwell’s existence.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2026
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More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Paranoiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoiac. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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