as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas
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When exposed to excessive heat for long periods, children can develop central nervous system (CNS) symptoms including seizures, delirium or coma; or non-CNS symptoms like tachycardia, tachypnea, vomiting or diarrhea.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
While the original leaned hard into urgency and flirted with heaviness, the new take adds maximum peak hours heft, dialing up the BPM, isolating the vocals in just the right moments and eventually exploding into all-out, all-encompassing dancefloor delirium.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
This largely accounts for the onset of delirium along with sleepiness and the loss of appetite.11
As bacteria continue to multiply, the infection can spread beyond the bladder and urethra into the kidneys, causing a kidney infection known as pyelonephritis.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
By the end, the film’s glittery delirium funnels into a meta-inquiry of cinephilia itself, and the gender politics that run through it.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
While the original leaned hard into urgency and flirted with heaviness, the new take adds maximum peak hours heft, dialing up the BPM, isolating the vocals in just the right moments and eventually exploding into all-out, all-encompassing dancefloor delirium.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
This largely accounts for the onset of delirium along with sleepiness and the loss of appetite.11
As bacteria continue to multiply, the infection can spread beyond the bladder and urethra into the kidneys, causing a kidney infection known as pyelonephritis.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
By the end, the film’s glittery delirium funnels into a meta-inquiry of cinephilia itself, and the gender politics that run through it.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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