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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
From meme stocks to crypto mania to the private credit boom (forecast to reach $2.8 trillion in assets by 2028), capital flowed into ventures that would never survive in a normalized rate environment.
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Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Nobody is better at believably playing out this sort of increasing mania than Cage.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 May 2025
There’s a certain form of mania that’s happened with Ray.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
LaBruce is a radical who critiques radicalism and does so radically — offending the roots of social and cultural progress so that the liberal mania for revolution can no longer be taken for granted.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Nobody is better at believably playing out this sort of increasing mania than Cage.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 May 2025
There’s a certain form of mania that’s happened with Ray.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
LaBruce is a radical who critiques radicalism and does so radically — offending the roots of social and cultural progress so that the liberal mania for revolution can no longer be taken for granted.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
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And then there's specific activities that lower your risk for Parkinson's and dementia as well, including racket sports like table tennis and pickleball.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Sedgwick's Cynthia is married to a man over two decades her senior, Warren (Judd Hirsch), who is rapidly declining into dementia.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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So long as Sean McVay’s football obsession doesn’t burn him out, the Rams can outsmart most NFL teams.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Every weakness is a strength The NHL’s recent obsession with state tax rates is shortsighted.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Sending yet another one back to City Hall would be the definition of insanity.—
Whitney Tilson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Alissa pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was found competent to stand trial in 2023 after spending time at a mental hospital.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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TikTok stars spark viral hysteria over saccharine-smelling scrubs and mists.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
15 May 2025
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As with the hysteria over cow killings, the furor takes form mostly on social media and platforms like WhatsApp, where rumors spread indiscriminately.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Once again, the film is about the anguish of losing a loved one and the the desire to connect with the dead one more time, the annihilating madness of grief driving a person to unspeakable ends.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
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As Scott stumbles through a chaotic weekend, Neil proves a ride-or-die friend who may be the only sane voice in the madness of wedding season.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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From Parkinson’s disease to schizophrenia, many brain disorders stem from specific types of brain cells.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
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According to The World Health Organization, mental health disorders include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental disorders, and more.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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