as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boy's room is in such chaos that it looks as though a tornado had struck
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Recent Examples of chaos
Right from the first minute, the scene at the Pawtucket ice rink shooting is one of chaos and tragedy and challenge for one of the initial officers to arrive.
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Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Travel chaos spread as far as Brazil and Australia.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Its proxies sow chaos across the region.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Below, Thompson and Ha break down Part 2, including the chaos with Araminta (Katie Leung), filming those spicy scenes and their thoughts on the new Lady Whistledown mystery.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Travel chaos spread as far as Brazil and Australia.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Its proxies sow chaos across the region.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Below, Thompson and Ha break down Part 2, including the chaos with Araminta (Katie Leung), filming those spicy scenes and their thoughts on the new Lady Whistledown mystery.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
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Service on the Rockaway Shuttle resumed around noon after an early-morning power outage on the peninsula played havoc with the shuttle’s signals.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The historic winter storm dumping up to 2 feet of snow in the Northeast is causing air travel havoc across the country.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Small fixes prevent messes as information-gathering Mercury turns retrograde in your 6th House of Wellness, nudging you to refine routines and rest your body and mind.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The split and spin a la NBCUniversal and Versant, which would also send the Turner assets to a Discovery Global standalone company, remains on track as the boards of directors and shareholders sort this mess out.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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While most associations have not encountered this situation to date, being informed and prepared will help prevent confusion, protect resident privacy, and reduce legal risk.—
Peter S. Sachs,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Some users have voiced anger at how the situation was handled, claiming that either Kalshi’s rules should have been communicated more clearly, or that its markets should have been more narrowly worded to avoid confusion.—
Terrence O'Brien,
The Verge,
1 Mar. 2026
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In fiction that means a darkly comic novel about a gay married couple on the vacation from hell on to a debut portrait of first-gen Asian American angst.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Automata follows combat android 2B, scanner android 9S, and the prototype A2, with core hack-and-slash gameplay that's supplemented by elements from other genres, including RPGS and bullet-hell shmups.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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In attendance at the ceremony was John Davidson, a Scottish activist well known across the United Kingdom for his efforts to destigmatize Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological disorder that can manifest in involuntary verbal tics.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Modern mental health, built to diagnose disorder and stabilize dysfunction, was never designed to answer these questions.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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