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
These ascendants met for back-to-back bedlam in March Madness.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And the week-long party that had been taking place in Green Bay turned into absolute bedlam.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When war comes to their village, the principal is paralyzed saving a displaced child, while the thug takes advantage of the bedlam to gain influence, assisting villagers by providing goods through smuggling and standing up militias to protect their homes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Beer cups flew throughout SoFi Stadium as Jiménez stood tall at the penalty spot admiring the bedlam.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And the week-long party that had been taking place in Green Bay turned into absolute bedlam.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When war comes to their village, the principal is paralyzed saving a displaced child, while the thug takes advantage of the bedlam to gain influence, assisting villagers by providing goods through smuggling and standing up militias to protect their homes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Beer cups flew throughout SoFi Stadium as Jiménez stood tall at the penalty spot admiring the bedlam.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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The madhouse of awards season and all its many, many controversies — not to mention an ongoing parade of natural and man-made disasters — has until now perhaps overshadowed some of the year’s lower-stakes joys.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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But things move fast in the Goodison madhouse.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Cottle himself would perform in the circuses as a clown and juggler.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Poop Cruise takes us back to 2013 when 4,000 passengers experienced pure chaos on the high seas and the media circus that followed.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2025
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Noem stopped speaking for a brief moment during the commotion, then immediately continued.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Press became aware of West’s presence when there was a loud commotion outside the courtroom and a figure in a white-on-white denim outfit was spotted entering the public entrance at the 500 Pearl Street Courthouse.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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