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maniac

[mey-nee-ak] / ˈmeɪ niˌæk /


ADJECTIVE
insane, mad
Synonyms


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“I have been just rehabbing like a maniac, sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, red lighting my way back.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Walking and typing is dangerous, but walking and talking like a maniac into my own recorder is merely antisocial.

From Slate May 24, 2026

“And I’m not some crazed maniac set out to destroy this nation.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2023

But at night, during the annual festivals, he dances like a maniac and whips people with olive branches.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2023

“I got you some clothes so you don’t look like a total maniac, though I’m not sure it’ll help much if you go around telling people you’re maxing and relaxing,” Gibby said.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Along with driving like maniacs, F1 is much about branding.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

When you see people driving like maniacs, it’s generally not folks in my age group on their way to bridge, or golf, or to pick up the grandkids from school.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2024

"And it caused a speedup, having these guys work like maniacs."

From Salon Jul. 12, 2023

“Even maniacs and serial killers serving life sentences have the right to receive a visit, but I don’t,” the Russian opposition leader wrote on Twitter.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2023

Would my first trip to Europe be spent evading drunken maniacs and watching birds evacuate their bowels on rocky beaches?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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