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delirious

[dih-leer-ee-uhs] / dɪˈlɪər i əs /




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I’d happily tag along for more delirious seasons as he searches for answers.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

The New York Times described Rollins as establishing “a genuine American rhetoric, delirious and ecstatic; audiences reoriented their imagination, and their sense of patience, around them.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The noise - lasting and deafening - rose up and swirled around like a typhoon, gathering up everybody in its vicinity, delirious Hearts folk thrilled to be sucked into the vortex.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Center Jaxson Hayes waved his arms toward the delirious crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Because that was the name he had called me when he first saw me in the tent, when he was delirious.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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