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
The Montreal Canadiens can book their ticket to the Eastern Conference final Saturday night in what will be absolute bedlam in that arena after taking care of business on the road yet again.
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
At one point during the bedlam, a firework appears to be set off in the windshield wiper cowl, with sparks flying into the cruiser's windshield.
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Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Another centered on a teenage girl (Chloë Sevigny doppelgänger Emma Halleen), whose insecurities blind her to a life that is, on its surface, pretty good, finds a palpable sadness within the bedlam of the show.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
At one point during the bedlam, a firework appears to be set off in the windshield wiper cowl, with sparks flying into the cruiser's windshield.
—
Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Another centered on a teenage girl (Chloë Sevigny doppelgänger Emma Halleen), whose insecurities blind her to a life that is, on its surface, pretty good, finds a palpable sadness within the bedlam of the show.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.
—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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Headphones are often my saving grace in this madhouse.
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In practice, this means a madhouse of multimedia rooms, packed with gurgling videos and useless machines and humanoid bodies.
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From a free, family-friendly circus to a look at life in space and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, there are a lot of great shows to catch this weekend in the Bay Area.
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In this case, this was a rare example of a relatively recent Broadway hit going out with a non-Equity cast; that means a company who are almost all either very early in their careers (the theatrical players) or from an adjacent discipline (the circus performers).
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Then about a week later, the son responded to a commotion outside their home and found Spencer hitting his mother in the head with a brick, according to officials.
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Seeing the commotion, Louis and Paul came galloping back.
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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