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madhouse

[mad-hous] / ˈmædˌhaʊs /


NOUN
(older, offensive) residence for mentally ill people
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The team was undecided on how well Mellencamp’s biggest hits—sepia-tinted odes to small-town America—fit today’s college football madhouse cathedrals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Tim O’Reilly, a media writer in Chicago, says that if he didn’t come to a streaming service with a title already in mind, the search would be a madhouse.

From Salon • May 22, 2025

Lurking behind Foreman’s madhouse phantasmagorias is the mind of the artist interrogating its own secret chambers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Mr Acciardo described the scene as a "madhouse" when first responders arrived.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

When I do get the courage to go downstairs, it’s still a madhouse.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake




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