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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
that form of mania often manifests itself in excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
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as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
his wife was baffled and amused by his mania for old comic books
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Recent Examples of mania
Now a whole new generation of kids will get to experience Harry Potter mania—because a brand new take on the world of Harry Potter is headed to HBO.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 May 2025
Distribution also continues to increase through its network of retailers, including Better Baseball, Hit After Hit, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bases Loaded; meanwhile, the torpedo bat mania triggered April sales to surge more than 100% versus the prior year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025
The chaos has been documented in viral videos on X and TikTok, with even the film's star Jack Black joining in on the mania.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
How Public Markets Were Nearly Left For Dead Before The Crypto Revival
This is not the first time that Wall Street has been swept up in blockchain mania.
—Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 May 2025
Distribution also continues to increase through its network of retailers, including Better Baseball, Hit After Hit, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bases Loaded; meanwhile, the torpedo bat mania triggered April sales to surge more than 100% versus the prior year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025
The chaos has been documented in viral videos on X and TikTok, with even the film's star Jack Black joining in on the mania.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
How Public Markets Were Nearly Left For Dead Before The Crypto Revival
This is not the first time that Wall Street has been swept up in blockchain mania.
—Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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Globally, over 10 million cases of dementia are diagnosed each year, with Alzheimer’s contributing a large portion of the burden.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The film is a part of the Mama Joe Project, which is spreading awareness on the challenges that can arise when caring for aging family members, especially when diseases like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia emerge.—
Zuri Primos
July 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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It’s inspired by Italian poet Petrarch and his lifelong obsession with Laura.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Now watch Renee Rapp's 10-minute routine for a night out: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
11 July 2025
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Kraepelin hoped that schizophrenia would eventually reveal itself to be a disease like neurosyphilis, which was then responsible for a large portion of the cases of insanity in psychiatry wards.—
Rachel Aviv,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Way was nothing short of a force of nature in the role, bringing a mix of mania, terror and insanity to a character that felt straight out of the comic books he’s written.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
21 July 2025
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Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The media is already gearing up their midterm hysteria.—
Brilyn Hollyhand,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Mid-season madness has officially started for the Colorado Rapids, less than a week before the MLS secondary transfer window opens.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
19 July 2025
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Will the young girl in Horas Extras succumb to total madness?—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 July 2025
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One scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health tells Aviv that the figure may be between one and five per cent of schizophrenia patients.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Bittner had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and not competent to stand trial in a previous evaluation, the outlet reported, citing court documents.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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