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Recent Examples of schizophrenic
Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Moore acknowledged that Fahim was schizophrenic, but argued that the killings were driven by Fahim’s anger at his workplace dispute with Cuomo, not his mental illness.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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
The most compelling aspect of Newsom’s biography is his schizophrenic upbringing, vis-à-vis wealth.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Johnson died on April 21, 2024 while in custody of the Tarrant County jail after being arrested within 48 hours prior, while enduring what his family says was a schizophrenic episode.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Boston man Barry Howze, a schizophrenic patient, allegedly evaded hospital staff and then raped the paralyzed woman in her hospital bed.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Bodden was in the midst of a bipolar and schizophrenic episode, according to the lawsuit.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Moore acknowledged that Fahim was schizophrenic, but argued that the killings were driven by Fahim’s anger at his workplace dispute with Cuomo, not his mental illness.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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
The most compelling aspect of Newsom’s biography is his schizophrenic upbringing, vis-à-vis wealth.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Johnson died on April 21, 2024 while in custody of the Tarrant County jail after being arrested within 48 hours prior, while enduring what his family says was a schizophrenic episode.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Boston man Barry Howze, a schizophrenic patient, allegedly evaded hospital staff and then raped the paralyzed woman in her hospital bed.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Bodden was in the midst of a bipolar and schizophrenic episode, according to the lawsuit.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenic
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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When a conversation ends without a real answer, when a situation is explained away rather than actually explained, the discomfort is not neurotic or petty.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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But their tentative affair is secondary to the complex bond between Ali and Jersey, whose troubled connection with Davis helps Ali understand why her mother is so paranoid about her romantic choices.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Outside of a few such sequences, the new series plays more as paranoid Cold War thriller than hopeful sci-fi saga, and a pretty good one at that.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition classified under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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For my follow-on analysis of details about the OpenAI lawsuit and how AI can foster delusional thinking in humans, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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So, no, not delusional to see competitiveness after a 10th-place finish.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Jamil, who has spoken about past struggles with disordered eating, is calling out the troubling trend of thinness in Hollywood.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Is the best part of dying for a person with disordered eating the ability to have the second croissant?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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These experts suggested Trump showed signs of narcissism, sociopathic tendencies, and a fixation on the haunting legacy of his punishing father.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Eidinger brings sorely needed spark to these miserable proceedings; his profile of sociopathic villainy is, unfortunately or not, the most electric aspect of the film.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The Knicks then opened overtime with a 9-0 run as a delirious crowd in Madison Square Garden danced and screamed in the aisles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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This is less a movie about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida than a delirious fever dream about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“Schizophrenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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