as in losing it
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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Practice non-reaction This can feel counterintuitive, but sometimes the best strategy is to take a pause and not immediately react or intervene when your child is melting down.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
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Sidestep a financial wrangle if someone is melting down.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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The style mishaps kept piling up as cracking wise about wardrobe and hair malfunctions became both a media and national pastime.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet, the three — even Cavallari and Conrad, who were pitted against each other in the 2000s — were warm and chummy, cracking jokes and enthusiastically agreeing with one another.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sadie Robertson experienced every parent's worst nightmare when her 8-month-old daughter, Kit, stopped breathing after choking on a snack.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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But what exactly does choking access to the region’s oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz mean and what does Trump want to accomplish?—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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Leading up to rehab, post-hysterectomy and just before officially breaking up with Antonoff, Dunham reconnected with a childhood boyfriend, Nick.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Demonstrations took place in several cities across Israel over the weekend, with police breaking up a large gathering in Tel Aviv.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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Avdija breaking down the defense and completing a bee-line drive while being fouled with 16 seconds left — was vintage Avdija.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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While both Riddle and Fritz were largely silent about the rumors on their personal social media channels, the fashion It-girl snuck into the comment section of a recent post breaking down the breakup rumors.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Wigging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigging%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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