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a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

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Recent Examples of madman The store’s owner Thomas Benton Lee and a group of salesmen mug like madmen around a large Majestic radio out front on the sidewalk. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 Blaming heated and even intemperate words for the violent actions of madmen invites censorship and deflects responsibility from those who actually commit violent acts. airmail.news, 20 July 2024 References to 1950s ephemera score writing so alive that the sentences seem almost to vibrate, like particles let loose by a madman. Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for. Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for madman 

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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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