monomaniacal

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The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Even his grief is smothered by his monomaniacal need for closure: “This is not about revenge,” he will tell Kadafi, pinning a campaign button on his lapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

“We are a bit monomaniacal about this gentleman,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

But it does give us a believable interpretation of Holmes: that of a monomaniacal teen-turned-woman whose financially unstable childhood and starry-eyed ambitions led to a lie that, once born, required nonstop feeding.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

Stallman's monomaniacal energies would do little to counteract the public-relations momentum of open source proponents.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam