madly
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Adult children watching their single mom or dad fall madly in love can experience a mix of emotions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
After she nurses him back to health, Matt falls madly in love only to freak out when he learns about her sordid past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
His hyperactivity for much of the day - leaping about his technical area and gesturing madly in the manner of a man at a rave - had gone.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Gripped by a split second of fear, realizing the only thing supporting me was the water, I’d start paddling madly to get somewhere, anywhere that didn’t give me this strange feeling of falling-but-not-falling.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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