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a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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Recent Examples of schizophrenia
After he was arrested, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the attorney wrote.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
At this time, Perkins had been diagnosed with an unspecified psychotic disorder and was being treated with medication meant for patients with schizophrenia, the evaluation report shows.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, barged onto a train in May 2023 shouting death threats while high on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia 
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
At this time, Perkins had been diagnosed with an unspecified psychotic disorder and was being treated with medication meant for patients with schizophrenia, the evaluation report shows.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, barged onto a train in May 2023 shouting death threats while high on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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Thousands of researchers in my field dedicate their lives to understanding the brain, hoping to develop treatments for learning disabilities, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.—
Jessica Cantlon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The agencies fund critical research in diseases such as diabetes, cancer and dementia.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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As an additional important benefit, when the Islamic world sees that Hamas has lost its hold on the Strip and that the nightmare of Hamas has been replaced with a new reality of peace and prosperity, the suicidal psychosis of radical Islam will suffer a crushing blow.—
David Friedman,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Unlike Celeste, and unlike Howard Roark in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, who stood for the artist’s right to individual integrity, Toth’s psychosis derives from a pessimistic view of history.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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In particular, thrillers that have elements of paranoia.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Under house arrest, Mary stoked the fires of Elizabeth’s paranoia.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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Obviously, not all of it, because everyone has their own neuroses about what’s cool and what’s not cool or whatever, and that’s tough when there’s six people.—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.—
Michelle Pugle,
Verywell Health,
15 Oct. 2024
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In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.—
Michelle Pugle,
Health,
23 Jan. 2023
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Meta had to rebuild their data centers by racking billions of dollars worth of GPUs, years before the current Gen AI mania.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, even that can be viewed as a feature, not a bug, as George and Harold’s artistic hubris is essential to the mania and meta-humor that ensues.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Despite the conspiracy theories, Lawrence was found not guilty by reason of insanity at his trial in April 1835 after just five minutes of jury deliberation.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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However, while that order may have brought some clarity, it is accompanied by a series of other education policy initiatives that are injecting new uncertainty into a college sports landscape already grappling with legal and financial instability.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of the candidates whose offers weren’t rescinded, Elliott said, declined the offers in part due to the recent instability.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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