as in bedlam
a place of uproar or confusion
our house is always a madhouse on school mornings, with five kids and two dogs running around
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Recent Examples of madhouse
Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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.
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Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
The madhouse of awards season and all its many, many controversies — not to mention an ongoing parade of natural and man-made disasters — has until now perhaps overshadowed some of the year’s lower-stakes joys.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Michigan football on Saturday beat Ohio State, 45-23 in Columbus for the first time since 2000 and Twitter, understandably, was a madhouse.
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Tyler J. Davis,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for madhouse
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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
The madhouse of awards season and all its many, many controversies — not to mention an ongoing parade of natural and man-made disasters — has until now perhaps overshadowed some of the year’s lower-stakes joys.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Michigan football on Saturday beat Ohio State, 45-23 in Columbus for the first time since 2000 and Twitter, understandably, was a madhouse.
—
Tyler J. Davis,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madhouse
Noun
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The scene around me was one of utter bedlam, with stadium officials even joining in the celebrations.
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If the Spurs stave off elimination, Johnson presenting the trophy to the Knicks at home after a Game 6 win on Tuesday could surpass the bedlam from the comeback.
Noun
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Lindsley, who both performs at Casa Bonita and oversees the dive team, is a former gymnast and circus performer with live water show experience on cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and The Han Show in China.
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His next two projects, however, take place amidst a more contemporary circus environment.
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