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 chaos and controversy obscures positive developments that are occurring in Broward schools every day.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Utter chaos has swirled around Stidham in the days since.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
That prompted coaches and players to try to break up the fight, but chaos grew when parents came down from the stands to try to end the fracas.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The models can be run at a far larger scale, with a custom layer that orchestrates hundreds of agents and keeps them from descending into chaos.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Utter chaos has swirled around Stidham in the days since.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
That prompted coaches and players to try to break up the fight, but chaos grew when parents came down from the stands to try to end the fracas.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The models can be run at a far larger scale, with a custom layer that orchestrates hundreds of agents and keeps them from descending into chaos.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chaos
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
Noun
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Meteorologists are forecasting travel havoc this weekend, as a major winter storm is set to slam into the middle and Southern US beginning Friday, January 23.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Max wreaks some more havoc after the excursion by gunning it on the tender while towing guests on the tube.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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And Zuccarello responded just 36 seconds later, cleaning up a mess in front of the Detroit net with his second goal of the period.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s housed inside its own twist-bottom tube and contains an internal brush to give you an effortless, mess-free method of application.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 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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Multiple helpers can slow response during urgent scams and create confusion when fast decisions matter.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The category confusion continued this year.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Then a what-the-hell interception to Kamren Curl in overtime to set the Rams up for victory.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ethan has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a condition that can make emotional regulation especially challenging.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Declined to apply for a state grant of up to $400,000 to test the use of the drug buprenorphine to combat opioid use disorder.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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