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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
Christmas morning at our house is always marked by pandemonium
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as in hell
capitalized
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
a surrealist painting in which all the torments of Pandemonium are vividly depicted
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Recent Examples of pandemonium
Fans took to the streets to celebrate, which quickly turned into pandemonium.
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Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Vendors have also taken to social media to mourn profit losses, saying that the security risks and general pandemonium alienated some customers and led to lower sales figures.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Adil Kha, 21, who works in a retail store in the station and witnessed the aftermath of the attack, described pandemonium as dozens of commuters fled the violence.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The scene was complete pandemonium as both Johnson and the crowd could hardly contain their excitement.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Vendors have also taken to social media to mourn profit losses, saying that the security risks and general pandemonium alienated some customers and led to lower sales figures.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Adil Kha, 21, who works in a retail store in the station and witnessed the aftermath of the attack, described pandemonium as dozens of commuters fled the violence.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The scene was complete pandemonium as both Johnson and the crowd could hardly contain their excitement.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pandemonium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemonium
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By this time, multiple police officers had arrived on the scene, according to a convenience store clerk who witnessed the commotion outside.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Seeing the commotion, Louis and Paul came galloping back.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Politicians and pundits and former residents have battered New York City in recent years, branding our town as a symbol of a country gone to hell.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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Sunday will be one hell of a day for America, that is for sure.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The coordinated attack left one local police officer, who was responding to a disturbance call at the detention center, shot in the neck.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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The inferno killed 12 people, destroyed more than 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and caused billions of dollars in damage.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The complaints also allege that sparking or downed power lines exacerbated the inferno.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Ukraine’s kit at Euro 2020 also caused a stir because part of its design featured an outline of the country that included Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014 but still widely recognised as part of Ukraine.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The expulsion of five diabetes experts from the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans earlier this week caused quite a stir.—
Alex Hogan,
STAT,
12 June 2026
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The show, which starts in 1977 in Naples, follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city kid from a poor neighborhood – who is set to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The shooters in the deadly K Street massacre moved within the complex orbit of criminal gangs and their offshoots that make up Sacramento’s underworld, an expert on the capital city’s gang culture testified Monday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
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In turn, bonds often become less attractive in response to economic turmoil.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Belowdecks, a forward bedroom, twin beds aft, a galley, and a full head encourage weekend roaming, while triple Volvo Penta D6 IPS diesels deliver the speed—38 knots top, 28 knots cruise—to get home in a hurry.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Healthy in a hurry is possible with this 20-minute lettuce wrap recipe.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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“Pandemonium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemonium. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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