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
Review: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 is on the edge of anarchy
Anitta's viewing taste for the silver screen provides similar food for thought.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Realism starts with the assumption that in world politics, anarchy reigns: no ultimate authority can settle disputes or guarantee restraint.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
As this theory went, an unbalanced government would descend into tyranny with a too-powerful monarch; oligarchy under a dominant aristocratic class; or anarchy with the people out of control.
—Carla Gardina Pestana, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
But his comix are best understood as a bottom-up effort to return a neutered art form—one that afforded him untrammeled fantasy as a kid—to a place of illegitimacy and anarchy, shame and desire, surplus and oblivion.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Realism starts with the assumption that in world politics, anarchy reigns: no ultimate authority can settle disputes or guarantee restraint.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
As this theory went, an unbalanced government would descend into tyranny with a too-powerful monarch; oligarchy under a dominant aristocratic class; or anarchy with the people out of control.
—Carla Gardina Pestana, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
But his comix are best understood as a bottom-up effort to return a neutered art form—one that afforded him untrammeled fantasy as a kid—to a place of illegitimacy and anarchy, shame and desire, surplus and oblivion.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
Noun
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The evolution from physical boundaries to digital chaos to intentional system design shows us both the problem and the solution.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The resulting chaos included rescues and beach resuscitation occurring simultaneously, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The Latin American pivot proved timely, offering Gaumont an outlet as the English-speaking market faced post-pandemic labor unrest and economic slowdown.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Amidst the social unrest shaking France, the fates of Valjean, Cosette, her lover Marius, and Javert become intertwined in a turbulent, revolutionary Paris.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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However, Harry recently resigned from Sentebale amid what has been characterized as a financial crisis and internal turmoil.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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In a little more than 100 days, the Trump administration has upended the U.S. health care system Americans love to hate, sparking turmoil and confusion.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
9 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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