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madman

[mad-man, -muhn] / ˈmædˌmæn, -mən /


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Supporters love the "madman theory" for its ability to keep opponents off guard and pull off previously unthinkable achievements.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

“I didn’t know which madman it was going to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

But heavy metal’s favorite madman leaves us with his reminder that “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll.”

From Slate Jul. 25, 2025

Not only did she work with Murphy, perhaps television’s most reliable madman, but she collaborated with some of the most prestigious directors working today.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2024

He clung to a wooden support beam, his legs dangling, looking down at the stage, smiling like a goofy madman.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

He’d minnowed through sunburned madmen on winding Alpine passes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

“My kid’s living on the coast, in town right now, so he can be safe from these armed madmen running around,” said Willow Creek grower Walter Wood.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2023

Things got pretty weird on the food scene, too, with the R&D labs for the nation’s fast-food chains seemingly overtaken by Frankensteinian madmen.

From Washington Post Mar. 7, 2023

There are few more efficient ways to unleash the demons, madmen, and ghosts hidden in the darkest crevices of the human psyche than to inject anxiety into our imaginations.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2022

Kuttappen thought with envy of madmen who could walk.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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