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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In Game 1 alone, Haliburton hit a game-tying shot at the end of regulation, sending the New York crowd into a stunned frenzy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025 -
The present crypto frenzy is sucking up all of the financial oxygen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Aniston, now 56, played a girl trying to stop his murderous rampage after his gold coins were stolen.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The probes said Byrd acted in self-defense and credited him with helping to protect lawmakers during the chaotic rampage by rioters including Babbitt, who was not armed.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Laurie Whitwell has captured the delirium of their run (and reminded me of the relevance of Haji Wright’s toenail).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Machover’s score for 15 instruments is its own complex delirium.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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