1
as in lunatic
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake
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Recent Examples of fruitcake
Why not bake the fruitcake inside a carapace of dough?
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
Ever since Queen Victoria’s time, a rich fruitcake has been the English wedding cake of choice, Cairns explains.
—Lyndsey Matthews, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2021
The naan stuffing tasted like a chana masala and a fruitcake that had gotten into a bar fight.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
Judging panel described the Triple Wood as exhibiting: A summer Turkish delight of sweet raisin, marmalade and orange blossom aromas with a rich fruitcake palate, hints of brown sugar and honey, with a creamy toffee texture on the finish.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
Ever since Queen Victoria’s time, a rich fruitcake has been the English wedding cake of choice, Cairns explains.
—Lyndsey Matthews, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2021
The naan stuffing tasted like a chana masala and a fruitcake that had gotten into a bar fight.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
Judging panel described the Triple Wood as exhibiting: A summer Turkish delight of sweet raisin, marmalade and orange blossom aromas with a rich fruitcake palate, hints of brown sugar and honey, with a creamy toffee texture on the finish.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitcake
Noun
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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In the teaser, David says that every single person is a narcissistic psychopath on this show.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan. 2025
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Gibson is making 1991’s Dexter his own, Brown said, by thriving in the complex mask-work that’s required to play a lethal psychopath learning to conceal his still-emerging condition.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then came her incredible movie and authentic leading performace in The Last Showgirl, a prestige film by Gia Coppola that, like The Substance, establishes an inevitable parallel between the arc of the leading character and the actress chosen to play her.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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Also known as slow decorating, this mindful approach brings intentionality into your home, creating spaces filled with character and charm.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Before the show was over, a Black pastor from Detroit named Lorenzo Sewell approached the podium and made a damn fool of himself.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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The outfit has been populated with some of the worst crackpots and conspiracy theorists, and its anti-Western orientation is matched only by its reliable antisemitism.—
The Editors,
National Review,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lucius becomes a slave and is in the charge of crafty Macrinus, and soon becomes entertainment for the masses and two dangerously crackpot twin Roman emperors — Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
19 Nov. 2024
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And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Isaiah Stewart has become a defensive maniac as a full-time center.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.—
Garrett Snyder,
Los Angeles Magazine,
18 July 2017
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Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts.—
Ron Hart,
Esquire,
6 July 2017
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2023
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“Fruitcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitcake. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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