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delirium

[dih-leer-ee-uhm] / dɪˈlɪər i əm /


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In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Mary Ann Patten is 19—petite, pretty and pregnant—when her husband, the captain of Neptune’s Car, the clipper ship she’s on, is struck down by disease and delirium from the tuberculosis that will ultimately kill him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

In my delirium I thought he was Mawuli, with plump, still-babyish cheeks.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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