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
In crunch time, stability teamed with chaos to close out the Lakers as LeBron James watched from his seat on the sideline.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Of course, the PLA isn’t the only military gripped by chaos.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
It was used by Philadelphia police to describe the chaos that often took place in the city the day after Thanksgiving.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
The action here moves at lightning speed with fiery explosions and relentless chaos taking over the screen via an impressive amalgamation of fluid character animation and high-octane effects.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Of course, the PLA isn’t the only military gripped by chaos.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
It was used by Philadelphia police to describe the chaos that often took place in the city the day after Thanksgiving.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
The action here moves at lightning speed with fiery explosions and relentless chaos taking over the screen via an impressive amalgamation of fluid character animation and high-octane effects.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
Noun
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To better understand how these storms can wreak so much havoc, our research team created simulations to show how storms interact with Earth’s natural magnetic shield and trigger the dangerous geomagnetic activity that can shut down electric grids.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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And its cemeteries had grown into an overcrowded mess.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Parchment paper is a great tool for mess-free baking.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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The abrupt departure stunned the crowd, prompting confusion both in the audience and among his bandmates.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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This is a producer who swindled money endlessly and made life hell for his victims.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The film, set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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John suffered a shoulder injury and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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