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as in lunatics
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 eccentrics
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 fruitcakes
Today, more than 2 million fruitcakes are sold in the United States each year, with 20,000 a day coming from one small town in Texas.
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Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Parsa hopes to continue the tradition of June Taylor in Berkeley, who recently retired the fruitcakes after 30 years.
—Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Parsa hopes to continue the tradition of June Taylor in Berkeley, who recently retired the fruitcakes after 30 years.
—Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitcakes
Noun
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio wasn’t far behind, saying the war is being waged against religious lunatics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The danger is in doing nothing as theocratic lunatics continue to weaponize with atomic bombs and modern missile delivery systems.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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While 90% of food allergies involve exposure to the top nine allergens (peanuts, tree nuts, dairy/milk, eggs, sesame, wheat, soy, fish and shellfish), people can be allergic to many other foods.—
Dr. Sonja O'Leary,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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While the Middle East isn’t as large an export market for California farmers and ranchers as Canada, the European Union or Mexico; the United Arab Emirates ranks in the top 10 as the nuts, strawberries and other products exported there are distributed across the region.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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McGinn sets high standards in training and during games and does not suffer fools.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Antisemitism is the socialism of fools, right?—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Fruitcakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitcakes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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