as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boy's room is in such chaos that it looks as though a tornado had struck
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Recent Examples of chaos
The pure-hearted chaos of the early seasons now threatens to be leeched by influencers and microcelebrities hunting for brand partnerships and appearances on a variety of spinoff dating shows.
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Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Night game, Nashville style There’s chaos, and then there’s a Friday night in Nashville.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The chaos-creating characters from Illumination Entertainment rarely enter the awards conversation, and there is little appetite to treat them as anything more than disposable entertainment.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Many expect stories filled with constant danger and chaos.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chaos
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Night game, Nashville style There’s chaos, and then there’s a Friday night in Nashville.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The chaos-creating characters from Illumination Entertainment rarely enter the awards conversation, and there is little appetite to treat them as anything more than disposable entertainment.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Many expect stories filled with constant danger and chaos.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chaos
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
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But in recent weeks, the fish have wreaked havoc for fishermen off the coast of Crete and several other Greek islands, chomping through nets.
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Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on their circuitry and batteries.
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 11th House of Friends and Community, bringing old invitations, group-chat confusion, or unclear expectations back into focus.
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Behind every mug shot is a trail of confusion and heartbreak.
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Tuesday, the Warriors got a hell of a lot smarter, a hell of a lot tougher, and infinitely better.
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Peristere does his best to re-establish the series’ rhythms before all watery hell breaks loose.
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Ailani Troncoso, now 4, was born with Alagille syndrome and struggled daily with the effects of the rare genetic disorder, according to CBS News.
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Additionally, those who ditched cigarettes for vapes had a 7% higher risk of developing refractive and accommodation disorders, which affect the eye's ability to focus clearly.
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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