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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
The thing is mutable, anarchic, endlessly paradoxical, and that is another challenge for McKinney.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The narrative is equally layered, with a thriller’s bones, a satire’s glare, and a comeuppance story’s anarchic spirit.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Fragmented on normal days, the web bordered on anarchic Monday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The dark chaos of Keef’s beats are obvious, but the Indianapolis producer extracts what’s also really majestic and pretty about them, and the anarchic maximalism of Back From the Dead 2 feels like his main inspiration.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The narrative is equally layered, with a thriller’s bones, a satire’s glare, and a comeuppance story’s anarchic spirit.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Fragmented on normal days, the web bordered on anarchic Monday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The dark chaos of Keef’s beats are obvious, but the Indianapolis producer extracts what’s also really majestic and pretty about them, and the anarchic maximalism of Back From the Dead 2 feels like his main inspiration.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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Ottawa County prosecutors are considering pursuing criminal charges against the shooter, a 20-year-old, Sparks told the outlets.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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MacLean’s criminal history is lengthy and spans multiple states.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Without effective safeguards in place, there are considerable risks to all businesses along alcohol supply chains of becoming implicated in illicit trading.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Robert Holden, a Queens City Council member that represents the area, shared a video on X during the 2024 raid that showed a sheriff’s deputy flipping a switch that changed the counter display glass from frosted to clear, revealing shelves of illicit weed products.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Liquidity, not hand-wringing, is what will keep a shaky world from cascading into disorderly defaults.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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On April 1, prosecutors dropped the child neglect charge against Anderson and charged her with disorderly conduct and disorderly intoxication, which are both misdemeanors, WESH reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
21 Apr. 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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She has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and assault or assault and battery.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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City cops turned a bad week into a bad month, beating down the peaceful and the lawless alike and volleying rubber bullets into crowds.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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Police have asked city officials to approve additional cameras, automatic license plate readers, as well as fencing and gates in areas around downtown to further curb street racing, sideshows, and dangerous vehicles exhibiting lawless behavior.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Afghanistan remains unruly and dangerous and Pakistan is a willing and able partner in facing those threats, including a resurgent Al Qaeda.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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But the consequences of excessive drinking onboard – from unruly behavior to safety risks – can far outweigh the temporary pleasure of a drink.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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