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as in chaos
a state in which everything is out of order
the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser
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Recent Examples of disorder
Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
With therapy, her daughter’s sensory processing disorder improved in months.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Those included headaches, insomnia, light and noise sensitivity, brain fog, anxiety, confusion, joint pain, disordered eating, nausea and weight loss and gain.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain cannot send the normal signals to breathe, sometimes due to health disorders.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
With therapy, her daughter’s sensory processing disorder improved in months.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Children have a penchant for unconventional thinking that, at first glance, can look disordered.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Those included headaches, insomnia, light and noise sensitivity, brain fog, anxiety, confusion, joint pain, disordered eating, nausea and weight loss and gain.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorder
Noun
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Airlines began preemptively canceling flights ahead of the storm's impacts to avoid some of the travel chaos over the weekend.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Expect interference in the title bout, chaos in the Rumble match, or a future three-way.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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These issues include high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and multiple types of cancer, including breast, liver, colorectal, esophageal, and head and neck cancers.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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According to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report, employers estimate that 39% of core skills — such as problem-solving and communication — will be disrupted by 2030, with 40% of firms planning to reduce their workforce specifically due to AI automation.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both claim that new jobs and addressing the threat of being eclipsed by other nations offsets the risk of data centers damaging the environment and disrupting people’s lives.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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The Pats also added center Garrett Bradbury (illness) to their injury report.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Zion Williamson, who started after being listed as questionable with an illness, went to the locker room early in the third quarter and didn't return.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Transparency Without Predictability Feels Like an Excuse Don’t confuse transparency with honesty.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, Noemi Rios of Dallas started the grassroots organization Vecinos Unidos to advise immigrants of their rights and to identify people who may be confused by or scared of the system.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 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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To Camarda, the heat shield problem is one symptom of a widespread ailment plaguing NASA that took root in the shuttle era.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Not all ailments are alike, naturally.—
Jamie Holmes,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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