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to yield to mental or emotional stress
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Adjective
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But listening to Magazine—their new 10-track, 11-minute album—that artful density becomes singular, swaying as much as whipping between its frantic ideas.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
12 June 2026 -
The criteria include frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, having unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsive behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, intense anger, emotional instability, paranoia or dissociation under stress, and recurrent suicidal behavior or self-harm.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
Verb
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In this heat, the interior of a vehicle can reach life threatening temperatures in minutes, even with the windows cracked.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Morgan Wallen Has Scored 81 Streaming Hits Throughout his career, Wallen has scored 81 hits on the Streaming Songs chart, and 30 of those have cracked the top 10.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Pantochino Productions, the singularly silly, strange and hysterical small theater company that has worked out of the Milford Arts Council (MAC) for the past 16 years, occupies a unique place in the Connecticut theater landscape.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Then Elizabeth’s sister Lydia (Jenna Coleman) shows up uninvited and hysterical; her still-caddish husband, George Wickham (Matthew Goode), had an argument with his friend Capt.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Verb
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OpenAI’s version has already melted down once and is structurally contested heading into an IPO.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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This is a rematch of the Patriots’ wild-card round win over the Chargers, when Justin Herbert melted down against New England’s defense.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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In a heartbreaking scene outside the residence, as captured on video by ABC 7, family members are seen wailing and distraught, surrounded by police cars and neighbors.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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With the departure of Mohan, fans are understandably distraught at the prospect of having to say goodbye to their fan-favorite Zoomer, too.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The petition, which was granted by a federal judge, cited reports alleging that guards at the facility choked and asphyxiated Campos.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The Samurai Blue fans were frenzied after the goal went into the back of the net.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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For quite some time post Covid, film festival pick-ups have been sluggish (though foreign films do sell at Cannes) with the yields at the box office often lower than the frenzied, ratcheted up auction prices.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Paul Atreides in Dune, Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme — these are all characters defined by otherworldly gifts, monomaniacal drive, and a cold-blooded disregard for the concerns of others.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Wigged-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigged-out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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