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
Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
For the first time in US history, American physical dominance is being fused with American political anarchy.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Mabel, in faux-beaver form, rallies the wildlife to fight Mayor Jerry but sows anarchy in doing so.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
In the American Colonies, many people saw Williams’ Rhode Island colony as a land of dangerous anarchy.
—Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
For the first time in US history, American physical dominance is being fused with American political anarchy.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Mabel, in faux-beaver form, rallies the wildlife to fight Mayor Jerry but sows anarchy in doing so.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
In the American Colonies, many people saw Williams’ Rhode Island colony as a land of dangerous anarchy.
—Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
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At least 45 people were arrested in Paris on Saturday after celebrations over Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory descended into chaos, with fires set, businesses vandalized and crowds clashing with police.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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It’s also given Peffer and Zack Tatar time to work on updating a new display for sponsor Broadway San Jose, which will replicate San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts with a revolving stage that shows a musical theater performance on one side and backstage chaos on the other.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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But its popularity didn’t spread beyond the northern Spanish city until the domestic unrest that had blighted the Basque region dissipated in the 2010s.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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But some Democrats worry her mayoral record during the tumult of the pandemic, which included struggles to deal with violent protests and lawlessness, along with her stunning decision not to seek a second term would hobble her bid.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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And the message that lawlessness runs the streets is over.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The new sanctions come as the administration is updating war plans to respond to potential turmoil on the island and after the Justice Department charged Raúl Castro for the murder of four people in the 1996 shootdown of two planes of the exile organization Brothers to the Rescue.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Authorities have forever linked soccer with the misrule of the mob: What bounces is at best frivolous, at worst dangerous.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The engineer said decades of misrule have been hard on Iranians.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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