as in chaos
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the anarchy that the country experienced after the dictator drained the treasury and fled the country
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Recent Examples of anarchy
For those of us in the trenches of X, the meltdown was a familiar sight, echoing the contempt that the tech elite have directed at San Francisco for years, with the endless lamentations of anarchy at pharmacy branches in Union Square or the liberal policies of politicians like Aaron Peskin.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Early James, a 31-year-old Troy, Alabama native, makes folksy blues music that seems best suited for stoking anarchy while soothing reckless abandon.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
Because of the dangers of unhindered possibility, the expansion of choice came with guardrails, rules meant to stave off anarchy and social disorder.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
But while some brigades are pushing back against the anarchy, others are contributing to it.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Early James, a 31-year-old Troy, Alabama native, makes folksy blues music that seems best suited for stoking anarchy while soothing reckless abandon.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
Because of the dangers of unhindered possibility, the expansion of choice came with guardrails, rules meant to stave off anarchy and social disorder.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
But while some brigades are pushing back against the anarchy, others are contributing to it.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
Noun
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Bovino relies on Border Patrol SWAT-style teams to avoid the chaos that erupted during an hourslong standoff at a Home Depot in Paramount on June 7.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The last time a president bypassed a state’s governor in sending the National Guard to quell civil unrest was in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.—
Luke William Hunt,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since the summer of unrest over the death of George Floyd, the NFL has allowed teams to have performers sing the song, known as the Black national anthem.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In an unprecedented breach of law and decency, the president is threatening to send federal forces to our city, in an unironic attempt to combat nonexistent lawlessness in Chicago.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Reports of lawlessness spread, but Honoré said that people confused looting with survival.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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Thailand has been in political turmoil since, ever since deadly border clashes with Cambodian forces.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Stock futures gained momentum on Sunday evening as investors brace for fresh inflation data and political turmoil overseas that could ripple through the bond market.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other observers said that General Nguema had mainly benefited from the Gabonese people’s disenchantment with decades of misrule.—
Elian Peltier,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 22-year-old Palestinian man joined protests in the Gaza Strip last week to demand an end to 18 years of Hamas’ violent misrule in the territory.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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