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a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

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Recent Examples of madman From the logo to colors, and even the company vision – Jaguar’s rebranding is more than just a madman’s marketing campaign. New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024 Miller, of course, is aware that Trump’s intention, always, is to shock, to play the madman, and thus frighten his rivals and alter the terms of the debate. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025 Notorious madman Charles Manson, who died in prison in 2017 at age 83, and a group of his followers terrorized the Los Angeles area in 1969 by committing at least seven gruesome murders, including actress Sharon Tate. William Earl, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 Along the way, there are stops at the legendary studio-trashing tornado unleashed by John Belushi favorites hardcore punk madmen Fear, as well as Ashlee Simpson’s 2004 lip synch fiasco. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman

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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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