as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the deliriousness of the emergency evacuation, a lot of things were overlooked
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Noun
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And things got off to an electric start when — less than three minutes into the game — Stewart scored from 4 yards out, launching the home crowd into a frenzy and one little girl into viral-video stardom.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025 -
The hiring frenzy shows no signs of slowing down, and OpenAI has been fighting back.—
Kylie Robison,
Wired News,
15 July 2025
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In January 2015, John Lee, 29, killed three people, including his adoptive mother, and injured a fourth during a shooting rampage in Moscow.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 July 2025
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The police would arrest and release two suspects before finally arresting Danny Rolling, a Shreveport, La., native who would later confess to a triple homicide in his hometown and shooting his own father in the weeks before his Gainesville rampage.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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No sweating, fast heartbeat, fainting or feeling faint, breathing quickly, confusion or delirium, loss of consciousness and a high temperature.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Initial symptoms, per the CDC, are similar to the flu, before progressing to neurological symptoms like delirium, anxiety and hydrophobia (fear of water), as well as physical signs like seizures.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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