1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
I'm nuts for the homecoming game.
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2
as in mad
informal + sometimes offensive
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
The bizarre rantings in the notes left behind by the artist convinced historians that the guy was nuts.
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
responding to your opponent's every argument with "Nuts!" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation
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Recent Examples of nuts
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
It's made from grinding up roasted pistachio nuts into a fine powder.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Noun
How to Store Pistachio Flour The best way to store nuts is in the refrigerator, and the same goes for pistachio flour.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
It's made from grinding up roasted pistachio nuts into a fine powder.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuts
Adjective
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In the comment section, fans were excited to see an intimate piece of her life.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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According to recent research from the global consumer research platform, GWI, 60% of consumers are excited for the further development of AI tools.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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In the ’60s, my grandma came straight to Los Angeles from Mississippi with mad kids.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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Sit down in Geneva or Vienna or Qatar and fully and permanently surrender this mad nightmare to acquire nukes, or face more of the same devastation.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
26 June 2025
Noun
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All of this exploring and staying open and slow-burn nonsense left us with half the villa coupled up but stagnant — unwilling to stray but unwilling to grow — and the other half hopelessly single.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Despite the great Roger Ebert’s own glowing review, many of his contemporaries couldn’t all see of its greatness, with many dismissing it as nonsense or mere shock entertainment.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump has been an avid proponent of reshoring U.S. manufacturing, using tariffs as a leverage to convince companies to build plants in the U.S. and attacking Apple for manufacturing its iPhones in Asia.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the first images of Read since her second trial, Fox News Digital exclusively captured the 45-year-old wheeling a garbage bin outside her Boston hotel.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The 33-year-old state assemblyman has ensnared a wide net of seasoned billionaires and enthusiastic young activists, presented as a regular New Yorker who lived in Africa as a child.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Diamond and her husband were enthusiastic volunteers since the 1990s for a local historic preservation organization, Historic Boulder, Inc.—
Colleen Slevin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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“Nuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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