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bonkers

[bong-kerz] / ˈbɒŋ kərz /
ADJECTIVE
crazy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Even in the context of NHL playoff series—which are typically bonkers and unpredictable, like watching a horse drive a car—this series has been extra bonkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It would be bonkers, the thinking went, to risk untold millions in career earnings by taking dirty dollars to throw games or manipulate statistical outputs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Johnson said: "The first time we practised it a few times and ran around our local park and with people thinking we were bonkers."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The twins went bonkers every time Dr. Morales’s familiar face popped onto the screen.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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