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Adjective
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The darkly comedic play by Julia Randall follows Ella as the titular character, a wealthy young woman who becomes obsessed with the online attention her late classmate receives after her sudden death.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
19 June 2025 -
But once upon a time, before teams became obsessed with projections and modeling, the most effective way to evaluate a trade was by asking the question: Who got the best player in the deal?—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Many Democratic thinkers have concluded that the party had become too fixated on Trump, without connecting with voters.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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Right now, however, society is more fixated on solving other problems with deepfakes rather than clarifying the digital rights of the dead.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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And when Paul manages to elude his overseers and explore the surrounding area — spurring a frantic search, the menacing tenor of which raises Lise’s hackles — the movie effectively becomes a prison drama, with the trio’s eventual interviewee depicted as a shadowy warden who can decide their fate.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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When Nemo strays away from his reef and gets lost in the big open ocean, his frantic father teams up with the ever-forgetful Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) to find him.—
Meg Walters,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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The man accused of stabbing two people in a frenzied rush hour attack at Grand Central Station was angry over one of the victims accidentally stepping on his shoes, Manhattan prosecutors said — while the man’s lawyer insisted his client was attacked first.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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And talks are hitting a frenzied pace: Hawley is touting his win on compensation for workers exposed to radiation, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is celebrating getting billions for border security reimbursement in his state.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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This particular title, a hysterical New York apartment melodrama in the style of Doris Wishman, was a poor fit for the all-night theaters in Amsterdam’s red-light district.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
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No mumbling rap, no jams, just one unbroken, hysterical climb.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Known for loving animals, especially his dog Roscoe, Hamilton felt distraught when speaking to the media following the grand prix.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Many athletes were visibly distraught, weeping and barely able to keep it together.—
Calum Marsh,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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It’s been reopened in chunks, thanks to the unrelenting optimism and irrational persistence of a corps of downtown residents led by Rodriguez and Rosa Chang.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 June 2025
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On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Monomaniacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomaniacal. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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