1
as in anarchical
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
disorderly mobs roamed the streets after the fall of the city
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as in chaotic
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
disorderly piles of clothes on various tables about the room
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Recent Examples of disorderly
But Roman Catholicism restored order to her disorderly mind, Spark said.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
China vows to tackle deflation caused by ‘disorderly competition’
China is pivoting away from consumer subsidy efforts and toward combating deflation and price wars.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
Though Conclave depicts the process as loud and disorderly, real-life voting is far more solemn and filled with ritual.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
While the season is still winding down, the area has seen shootings and disorderly crowds.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
China vows to tackle deflation caused by ‘disorderly competition’
China is pivoting away from consumer subsidy efforts and toward combating deflation and price wars.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
Though Conclave depicts the process as loud and disorderly, real-life voting is far more solemn and filled with ritual.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
While the season is still winding down, the area has seen shootings and disorderly crowds.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorderly
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Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg dropped a bombshell on Democrats last week, one lost in the chaotic news cycle following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Surveillance video obtained by Fox News shows the chaotic moments when ICE agents took cover and protected detainees as gunfire rained down on them from outside a Dallas facility Wednesday morning.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The department said the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners conducted a criminal history check with state and federal authorities before issuing a license.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Iowa Department of Education issued Roberts a superintendent's license in 2023 after conducting criminal background checks, the district stated.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Between the messy decline of solar cycle 25 and the possibility of a dramatic last gasp, aurora hunters may still have their best nights ahead.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ceiling Fixtures Most people don't climb up a ladder to dust ceiling fixtures, so this is going to be a messy job.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Western world is experiencing something of a psychedelic renaissance, with an increasing amount of interest in drugs that decades ago were considered rebellious and dangerous to some groups but fun to others who used it while clubbing and attending raves.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bob and Zoyd are both paranoid in the wake of their rebellious pasts.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There are not many taboos at Burning Man, so those that persist at the otherwise staunchly anarchic event do so for a reason.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Reiner could be called a journeyman director, except what kind of journeyman director could make a movie as confident as When Harry Met Sally, or as anarchic as This Is Spinal Tap, or one that juggles as many tones as The Princess Bride?—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Continuous operation, robust error recovery, and adaptation to cluttered, dynamic human spaces have not been demonstrated publicly.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Reduce rodent habitat around your home, workplace, and recreational areas by removing brush, rock piles, junk, cluttered firewood and possible rodent food supplies.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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