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a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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Recent Examples of schizophrenia
Prosecutors at this second trial say Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, used heavy and frequent doses of marijuana that heightened his psychosis and led to the attacks.
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Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Wendy Gledhill claims her son Michael, 44, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and stopped taking his medication a week before the actor's fatal stabbing.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Gregory Moore said Cherrie Moore has bipolar schizophrenia and is under treatment while out on bond.
—Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Health workers say the sessions are designed as therapeutic interventions for living with anxiety, depression, autism, schizophrenia or other conditions.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
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Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Wendy Gledhill claims her son Michael, 44, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and stopped taking his medication a week before the actor's fatal stabbing.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Gregory Moore said Cherrie Moore has bipolar schizophrenia and is under treatment while out on bond.
—Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Health workers say the sessions are designed as therapeutic interventions for living with anxiety, depression, autism, schizophrenia or other conditions.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
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Wendy Williams' attorney has denied her frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia diagnosis, conditions the former talk show host was allegedly diagnosed with two years ago.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The residence is also designated as a dementia-friendly site.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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But by OpenAI’s own numbers, that amounts to some half a million people regularly exhibiting mania or psychosis on the platform.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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Preda, who studies psychosis, laid out a path from simulation to human clinical trials.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The ring-fencing isn't paranoia when data bleeds are a daily occurrence rather than a theoretical one.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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While the latter project captures a moment of geopolitical paranoia, the new film finds the planet inching toward the brink of destruction without any outside help.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Even Hannah was entertaining with her neurosis.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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The Comeback’s blunt depiction of Hollywood neuroses has been ahead of the curve since its 2005 debut.—
Caroline Framke,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.—
Michelle Pugle,
Verywell Health,
15 Oct. 2024
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In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.—
Michelle Pugle,
Health,
23 Jan. 2023
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The concern is whether such stocks shot too high, too fast because of AI mania, and their careening moves have sometimes reversed direction by the hour.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Admittedly, as a New Yorker, my algorithm was mostly a constant stream of Knicks mania.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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However, what seemed like the perfect life was really a complex house of cards built on lies and insanity.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Support ballot measures or candidates (not named Steyer) focused on reforming the state’s zoning and regulatory insanity.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Other projects collapsed entirely after structural problems, financial instability, or poor planning surfaced only after taxpayer money had already been spent.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Running shoes are built for impact absorption at a higher speed and cadence, often being equipped with more responsive (bouncy) midsole foam and a higher heel stack that could actually cause discomfort and instability during long walks.—
Oscar Hartzog,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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