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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The First Lady arrived at Trump’s second inauguration wearing an outfit that sent social media into a frenzy, with many making comparisons to the character Carmen Sandiego.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025 -
While sales were largely muted for most of the year, cheaper borrowing costs sparked a year-end buying frenzy in November.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Security was heightened at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, after a mob of angry Yoon supporters went on a rampage through the district court that issued a warrant to extend his detention early on Sunday.—
Reuters,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Democrats say Republicans are hypocrites for claiming to support law enforcement while simultaneously backing Trump’s decision to pardon more than 1,500 people who were prosecuted for the rampage, including those who attacked police officers protecting the Capitol complex.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Whether Lou Reed was indeed briefly swallowed by Porto’s great midsummer delirium or merely unable to fulfill his musical obligations, Saint John’s Eve 1980 will forever be remembered as the night Porto out-partied Lou Reed.—
Ana Leorne,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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Such is the delirium of an NFL team starting to hit its stride at the right time.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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