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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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The burgundy and blue showed up with the same lineup as Monday night in Minnesota and looked completely different until an active second period and frantic final four minutes in the third to tie the score after an icing call created a margin for a comeback.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026 -
This week, The Athletic is putting the focus on what promises to be another frantic summer transfer window for Liverpool.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Early in her time at the house, Djena fell in the kitchen and cracked a front tooth.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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What Foods Nesting Birds Need in Spring Black oil sunflower seed, safflower seed, cracked corn, and wild bird seed mixes are commonly placed in backyard bird feeders to feed birds in winter when other food sources are scarce.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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So, too, did every woman who was told her version of events was hysterical, unreliable, too emotional to be credible — and wrote it down anyway.—
MONICA LEWINSKY,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Kid Sistr are absolutely hysterical as their addictive social media proves.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The actor and hair stylist, who met Weinstein in her twenties while trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, spent five days on the stand, frequently becoming distraught while divulging deeply personal details about her life and four-year relationship with Weinstein.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Cho's sister Anny, who was too distraught to appear on camera, told CBS News Chicago that her brother worked primarily in finance but worked for Uber on the side.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Harry celebrated the start of his massive new Together, Together run with a crowd of 56,000 frenzied fans.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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The process could take days given the high level of interest, but Firstman’s triumphant debut marks the first frenzied negotiation of this year’s muted market (many titles came to Cannes with distribution, including Neon’s nine films in the official selection).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 May 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
Verb
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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
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The internet melted down this week because Rodrigo chose to have a sense of fashion.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Screen time has become a default rather than an intentional choice for harried teachers and distracted students.—
Will Oremus,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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Coltrane’s tactical heist operations begin to unravel and land him on the police’s radar when one of his crew members becomes distracted during multiple jobs.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Wigged-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigged-out. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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