as in madhouse
a place of uproar or confusion
there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I'm going to the library
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Recent Examples of bedlam
Eiler says Panama City turned to bedlam in about 20 minutes after the wind died down.
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Jasper Craven, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
Its trading floor — the setting for most of the hostile financial bedlam — was last seen smothered in tarpaulin while awaiting closure after the bank was acquired by an Egyptian sovereign wealth fund.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
To fashion the quintessential NYC set, Hollywood was the only way to go
Hitchcock briefly considered shooting on location, but the filmmaker soon realized his vision would conflict with the bedlam of the Big Apple.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
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Jasper Craven, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
Its trading floor — the setting for most of the hostile financial bedlam — was last seen smothered in tarpaulin while awaiting closure after the bank was acquired by an Egyptian sovereign wealth fund.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
To fashion the quintessential NYC set, Hollywood was the only way to go
Hitchcock briefly considered shooting on location, but the filmmaker soon realized his vision would conflict with the bedlam of the Big Apple.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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Headphones are often my saving grace in this madhouse.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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In practice, this means a madhouse of multimedia rooms, packed with gurgling videos and useless machines and humanoid bodies.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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John Lennon basically saw a poster for a circus event with Henry the Horse, so that essentially became the lyrics to that song.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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But to me, the circus really came to town a few months later in the closing days of the campaign.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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With all of the commotion made about his on-base streak being snapped, his performance on the mound was almost an afterthought.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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From its location away from the courtroom, the jury heard a commotion.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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