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
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
No disrespect to those who missed it, but those early screenings of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day were barely contained bedlam.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The overthrow of Yemen’s government hatched Houthi dominance; the fall of Libya’s Muammar al-Qaddafi yielded bedlam, instability, and violence.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
To be fair, Fox didn’t have to search hard for bedlam.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
No disrespect to those who missed it, but those early screenings of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day were barely contained bedlam.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The overthrow of Yemen’s government hatched Houthi dominance; the fall of Libya’s Muammar al-Qaddafi yielded bedlam, instability, and violence.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
To be fair, Fox didn’t have to search hard for bedlam.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 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
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Van Sant is in his element conducting the media circus and the brainstorming of local cops and FBI.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Complications continue, along with the circus-like atmosphere surrounding the whole thing that is now being broadcast live on television.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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But add to the equation local merchants and eateries and the vibes abounded, which is not to say the cause got lost in the commotion.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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All the commotion around them was stifling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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