madly

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On the eve of the Civil War, the Columbian Register lamented the growing likelihood of “the stars of our political firmament” being “torn from their orbits, and plunging madly about, or tilting one the other.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

When they get their money, they run madly for the exits, bowling over anyone in their path, and they squeal away in their cars, leaving tire tracks on the road.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

“I was madly in love with the Lord of the Jungle, terribly jealous of his Jane,” Goodall wrote in her 1999 memoir, “Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Until now, we’ve seen Iris and Isaac act like two people madly in love.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Then suddenly he jumped back and began waving his stick madly in the air.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl