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like mad (informal)

if something hurts like mad it hurts very much, and if you do something like mad you do it very quickly and with a lot of force This cut stings like mad. I braked like mad but couldn't stop in time and hit the car in front.

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Gamebryo provides the graphics engine and tools to help companies like Mad Doc generate stunning 3D graphics for the PC, Xbox(TM), PlayStation(R)2, and GameCube(R) without sacrificing development time. Mad Doc Software to Use Gamebryo in Vivendi Universal Games' Empire ... by Business Wire Editors are seeking a visual humorist whose outlook on modern life is clever and sharp and one who doesn't mind having his reputation ruined by working for a lowlife publication like MAD. MAD Magazine Launches Nationwide Talent Search For Irreverent ... by Business Wire More results

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Gamebryo provides the graphics engine and tools to help companies like Mad Doc generate stunning 3D graphics for the PC, Xbox(TM), PlayStation(R)2, and GameCube(R) without sacrificing development time.

Mad Doc Software to Use Gamebryo in Vivendi Universal Games' Empire ... by Business Wire

Editors are seeking a visual humorist whose outlook on modern life is clever and sharp and one who doesn't mind having his reputation ruined by working for a lowlife publication like MAD.

MAD Magazine Launches Nationwide Talent Search For Irreverent ... by Business Wire

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