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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New technologies at work cause something of a feeding frenzy.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The pair weathered the media frenzy, however.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In July 2011, a Norwegian neo-Nazi went on a rampage, detonating a bomb in Oslo, Norway, before opening fire at a Labour Party youth camp on nearby Utoya Island.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hit hit his third bomb – a 427-foot shot to center field – in the seventh inning, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 and sending the stadium into delirium.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The band that once was arguably rock’s greatest is going out on a high that is still a hell of a lot closer to delirium than resignation.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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