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delirium

[dih-leer-ee-uhm] / dɪˈlɪər i əm /


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The show once referenced a fast-food item, called the Ribwich, that drives Homer to delirium.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Those who’ve managed to come out of this new kind of tech-enabled delirium have learned how vital it is to stay in touch with the natural world and their natural instincts.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

She channels all of Nina’s prior faux delirium into a ferocious finale that raises the stakes tenfold.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

They spent the bowl season in a Las Vegas hotel, walking the Strip with a three-week old, in a new-parent-induced delirium, their whole lives having suddenly turned upside down.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Or the year she stayed awake thirty-two hours straight when fever from the chicken pox had me full of delirium, so sick I wanted to die.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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