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as in bedlam
a place of uproar or confusion
on opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel
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as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the babel of wheeling and dealing that can be heard at the stock exchange every day
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Noun
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Just as much bedlam erupted here at Weird and Wild World HQ.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The final finished 14-14, but my abiding memory is the intoxicating swirl of noise and colour created by almost 93,000 fans, plus the sense of anticipation that accompanied the pre-match walk up Olympic Way.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After hearing noises, the couple barrelled up into the living room, naked, with Rhys brandishing a poker from the fireplace.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hyeseong Kim, getting his first taste of the postseason in a madhouse game, scampered home from third, joining the mass of bodies in pure elation while Kerkering remained frozen, hands on his knees.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Judge pulled his hands inside the pitch and launched a 373-foot line drive off the top of the left field foul pole, turning a three-run deficit into a 6-6 tie and turning Yankee Stadium into a madhouse.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Grammys are not fan-voted, of course, but if they were tallied by the sound of a not-so-dull roar, Moroney might have a win in the bag.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gausman released a roar from the dugout as Varland blew his fastball by Stanton.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The production combines traditional Broadway dance with circus arts like acrobatics, aerial stunts, and puppetry.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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The flan, which comes with a little circus of fruits and creams and cookies, is fine.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This siren’s song arises from the murmur of doves on an Arizona stock tank and the rattle of Indiana cornstalks.—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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Think things like rattles, balls, activity gyms, and more.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Similar chatter has emerged during past election years since the dawn of the 22nd Amendment, but usually in a more light-hearted nature.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The game was at the rival Florida State Seminoles in that raucous din in Tallahassee.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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When the din inside Rams Park had finally subsided, Arne Slot attempted to put a positive spin on a wretched night for Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Babel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babel. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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