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
Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller Ginny is an artful soul who has internalized the chaos of her upbringing as the child of a loving, but lawless mother.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at airports nationwide when a similar measure took effect with virtually no notice in 2017.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Finally In the final scene, after the chaos of the finale, MuppetVision literally breaks down the fourth wall behind the stage for a 3D gag with Kermit (voiced by Henson) on the end of a Muppet Labs Fire Department ladder appearing to extend above the audience.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The victory celebrations were marred by chaos, including a stabbing and a car hitting a crowd of pedestrians.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at airports nationwide when a similar measure took effect with virtually no notice in 2017.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Finally In the final scene, after the chaos of the finale, MuppetVision literally breaks down the fourth wall behind the stage for a 3D gag with Kermit (voiced by Henson) on the end of a Muppet Labs Fire Department ladder appearing to extend above the audience.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The victory celebrations were marred by chaos, including a stabbing and a car hitting a crowd of pedestrians.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
Noun
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Smoke follows a detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an arson investigator (Taron Egerton) who are trying to catch a pair of serial arsonists wreaking fiery havoc across the Pacific Northwest.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
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Infusing the trenches with Allen and Hargrave should make for more havoc in one-on-one matchups.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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It’s been a rush, a whirlwind, a chaotic mess — all descriptors that could lovingly apply to the Ghouls music.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 June 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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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Some of those who chose to evacuate didn’t do so promptly, and there was widespread confusion whether evacuation was necessary at all.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Despite some confusion over her living situation, the prospects of Molly leaving the shelter soon looked good.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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But even the flames of hell can’t keep Southerners away from our beloved summer desserts.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Minnesota’s high-pressure defense made Oklahoma City’s life hell in the Wolves’ dominant win Saturday.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Free radicals may contribute to diseases like cancer, metabolic disorders, heart disease, and autoimmune disease.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 June 2025
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In fact, such interventions put children and teens at greater risk of cancer, heart problems, metabolic disorders, sterility, and impacted neurocognitive development and psychiatric disorders.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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