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
However, if James unexpectedly turns down the money to seek better title opportunities elsewhere — not a bad decision for the Lakers, honestly — then the ensuing roster chaos will not be the right time to make a change at the top.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Out of nowhere, the early ’00s schizophrenic chaos of hair-on-fire funk and scattergunning swamp rock that is Okra Pickles is back in Sacramento after nearly 20 years.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The chaos continued into the first lap when Andrea Kimi Antonelli collided with Max Verstappen, ending both drivers’ races.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The chaos quickly spread to overseas markets, including Japan and China.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Out of nowhere, the early ’00s schizophrenic chaos of hair-on-fire funk and scattergunning swamp rock that is Okra Pickles is back in Sacramento after nearly 20 years.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The chaos continued into the first lap when Andrea Kimi Antonelli collided with Max Verstappen, ending both drivers’ races.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The chaos quickly spread to overseas markets, including Japan and China.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
Noun
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The narrow streets bend, wrap back on themselves, and otherwise create directional havoc.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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The consent decree clears a major hurdle for the Omnicom-IPG deal, with the companies seeking to merge as artificial intelligence prepares to wreck havoc across the industry.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Similarly, homeowners who enjoy entertaining might prioritize a scullery or prep kitchen/pantry to keep the party mess out of view.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as pendejo as the one stirred up this week by Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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That means naming the fear, the confusion and even the shame that might arise.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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That temptation, rich in moral confusion, runs through Leonardland, onscreen as on the page.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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There’s more pressing current affairs to attend to right now, and hell, there’s a new Lorde album to bop to.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Season two saw Valerie cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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In a world where ordinary systems wind down toward greater disorder (the second law of thermodynamics), Ilya Prigogine was taken by the question of how life keeps winding up.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In August 2022, Dion disclosed her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome (SPS) — a neurological disorder that impacts muscle control and can cause debilitating spasms.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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