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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a cuckoo woman who wandered around town carefully gathering up useless trash
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
offered a completely cuckoo suggestion for using the defunct strip mall
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as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup
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as in goose
a silly flighty person
didn't want to be among those cuckoos who race around the mall the day before Christmas
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Frank Pallotta, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
By peeping on cuckoo chicks during development, McClelland and her colleagues have homed in on one of the major strategies these birds, and several others like them, use to achieve their super-swole status at such a young age.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2021
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2024
The Sierra Morena range, in northern Andalucía, is home to vultures, as well as warblers and spotted cuckoos during the summer.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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If that wasn’t enough, the internet went deeply cuckoo trying to figure out if Styles spat on co-star Chris Pine’s lap during the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
By peeping on cuckoo chicks during development, McClelland and her colleagues have homed in on one of the major strategies these birds, and several others like them, use to achieve their super-swole status at such a young age.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2021
Noun
The monument was meant to resemble the cuckoo’s winter home in the Otherworld, so the confused bird would stay put, continue singing its song, and summer would remain.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2024
The Sierra Morena range, in northern Andalucía, is home to vultures, as well as warblers and spotted cuckoos during the summer.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Ignoring its naval implications — off the coast of Yemen, for example — would be foolish.Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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For one country to blindly follow the interests of another is foolish at best and malfeasance at worst.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Imagine hundreds of feather boa-like strands draped throughout the jacket, providing very nearly the same warmth-to-weight ratio as the finest goose down, but with a much faster drying time and warming capabilities when wet.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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It’s filled with goose down for insulated warmth, while the exterior nylon shell has a durable water repellent finish to block out wind and moisture.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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Sofia has taken Francis, and Sal Maroni is right on her heels with a bunch of his goons to give Oz a few whacks with one of his own stupid golf clubs, then down to the trolley station to take over the Bliss operation.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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The risk, of course, is that the North Koreans will learn what those Russian marines learned recently: that their commanders are cruel, ignorant or both—and that following stupid orders from uncaring officers is bad for your health.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Does Miss Manners agree with me that making people feel like fools is rude?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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For years, West’s former assistant thought she got roofied and made a fool of herself at a work event.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
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And speaking of the movie’s patchy political considerations, some timelines aren’t given as great a depth as the Youngs’, including the wonderful Nikki Amuka-Bird and Nicholas Pinnock as the Black couple who buy the Youngs’ house after Richard and Margaret drive themselves mad and out of it.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
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Though Venus is mad at Jupiter, the planet of desire is still inclined to comply, forming a happy relationship with Chiron to facilitate romantic recovery.Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cuckoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuckoo. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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