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also anarchical
as in criminal
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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Recent Examples of anarchic
Initially titled Home to Roost and produced by Clarkson’s Farm maker Expectation, the show was forged as a spiritual successor to MTV’s anarchic mid-noughties series The Osbournes, focusing on the family’s return home to the UK.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But more than anything, anime offers an anarchic aesthetic, one that allows for a sort of unprecedented intensity and tempestuousness, thus offering a unique level of insight.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When it was published, After Delores brought readers into the emotionally anarchic world of a community that was invisible, disregarded, and disrespected by the mainstream, showing the consequences that this abandonment had for its members.
—Literary Hub
june 21, Literary Hub, 21 June 2023
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But more than anything, anime offers an anarchic aesthetic, one that allows for a sort of unprecedented intensity and tempestuousness, thus offering a unique level of insight.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When it was published, After Delores brought readers into the emotionally anarchic world of a community that was invisible, disregarded, and disrespected by the mainstream, showing the consequences that this abandonment had for its members.
—Literary Hub
june 21, Literary Hub, 21 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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As Robbie's actions target stash houses run by the notorious Dark Hearts motorcycle gang, a deadly turf war erupts, escalating tensions in the city and drawing both law enforcement and criminal factions into a high-stakes battle over control, survival and justice.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Texas will deter criminal mischief and work with local law enforcement to arrest anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trump has made combating the opioid crisis, particularly the influx of illicit fentanyl, a central focus of his administration's policies.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fox News exclusively embedded with the Austin Police Department as part of a nationwide human trafficking operation targeting illicit Chinese massage parlors.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There may not be a more disorderly team in the NFL right now than the Tennessee Titans.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Whether this triggers a more disorderly unwind in gold remains to be seen, of course, and there's no telling how stocks might correlate to such a reversal.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Bennett says the 24-year-old is being charged with felonious assault for the shooting.—
Tre Mathews,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Travis Jackson, 36, is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and discharging a firearm.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The order cherry-picks lawless acts by persons alleged to be members of left-wing groups but never mentions the violence by right-wing groups.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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One part of the book is set in a lawless South American drug zone.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 1964 edition builds on that spirit, but the music is more seductively unruly, and more personal.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchic. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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