addled
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Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
For 18 years, Clayton Kershaw pitched through the gamut of emotions as both a hero and a villain, moments of euphoria addled with spells of despair, picturesque summers disappearing into the wicked wilds of October.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
No mastermind, Musk is more Scaramucci 2.0—an addled and overcaffeinated whirlwind that we all hoped would be one more chapter to which we could say: “Whoa, that was wild. Next.”
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025
But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
I thought too much driving had distorted my vision or addled my judgment, for the dark earth below seemed to move and pulse and breathe.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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