maniac
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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 there is one name that eagle-eyed observers who have closely followed this story will note is missing: Mike Lindell, the comically self-important maniac who founded the second-rate linens company MyPillow.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
But at night, during the annual festivals, he dances like a maniac and whips people with olive branches.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023
Then I lie in the bottom of the skiff and laugh like a maniac because it feels so good to be alive.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Along with driving like maniacs, F1 is much about branding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
"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,” Mr. Navalny wrote on Twitter.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
"No visits are allowed there. This means more than a year without a visit. Even maniacs and serial killers serving life sentences have the right to receive a visit, but I don’t."
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2023
With Supercargo lying helpless upon the bar, the men whirled about like maniacs.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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It's Madness!: Mania
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