as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a chaotic cellar sorely in need of some straightening up
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But the car line is not just a chaotic place with potentially sobering implications for our health, the environment, and, according to some parents, school attendance.
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Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
Work-life integration isn’t about blending everything into one chaotic mess, but about ensuring that work and personal time complement each other.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Customers are finding empty shelves and chaotic operations.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
No civilians were killed, but the evacuation in 2013 was chaotic.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
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Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
Work-life integration isn’t about blending everything into one chaotic mess, but about ensuring that work and personal time complement each other.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Customers are finding empty shelves and chaotic operations.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
No civilians were killed, but the evacuation in 2013 was chaotic.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Chaotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaotic. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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