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Recent Examples of madman
For his part, Gauguin recalled running free in the streets with the enslaved girl who was his closest companion and being visited in the night by a madman who lived on an adjacent roof.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Trump portrays himself as a madman so that nations will fear him.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
What would persuade anyone to release such a madman, a monster?
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
On the madman’s tail is Elena (Giovanna Grigio), an ambitious young journalist who wants to make a name for herself in her boys-club newsroom by finding the psychopath before the cops do.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Trump portrays himself as a madman so that nations will fear him.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
What would persuade anyone to release such a madman, a monster?
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
On the madman’s tail is Elena (Giovanna Grigio), an ambitious young journalist who wants to make a name for herself in her boys-club newsroom by finding the psychopath before the cops do.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madman
Noun
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In his mug shot, Anton bears little resemblance to the handsome devil from the earlier composite image.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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To play devil’s advocate to myself, though, this time around the contestants have air conditioning, which might have been a deal-breaker in order to get any contestants from The Golden Bachelor/ette there.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Silverlake Cowboy The style dubbed Silverlake Cowboy blends together the modern hipster and a traditional cowboy aesthetic.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Want a swoony cowboy romance or a short, speedy book?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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