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
Farmingdale, New York — After a weekend of absolute bedlam at Bethpage, the dust is settling on an extraordinary Ryder Cup competition.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
As if the landscape, literally and figuratively, hadn’t already been disrupted by the seismic shifts, and bedlam, of conference realignment — a force that in many ways rendered trivial what was most special about collegiate athletics.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as much bedlam erupted here at Weird and Wild World HQ.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
As if the landscape, literally and figuratively, hadn’t already been disrupted by the seismic shifts, and bedlam, of conference realignment — a force that in many ways rendered trivial what was most special about collegiate athletics.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as much bedlam erupted here at Weird and Wild World HQ.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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In the fourth quarter, Soldier Field was an absolute madhouse with 60,000-plus waving towels, chewing fingernails, frothing at the mouth and … grating cheese?—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Wild and kitschy shows followed with opening fetes dedicated to colorful subjects including Andy Warhol, circus clowns, and Canadian television creators and puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft.—
Lina Lecaro,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Also in play is Octopussy (Maud Adams) and her traveling circus, whom Orlov is using as a front for his smuggling operation.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Italian island of Palmarola is so close to Rome that it can be reached in a day trip, but far enough away that the commotion of the capital seems like another planet.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Churchgoers began whispering to one another about what to do, and then several children burst into tears during the commotion, Rebecca said.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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