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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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2
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
Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The family’s outing comes a month after Dane died at the age of 53 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, the degenerative neurological disorder that currently has no cure.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Children have a penchant for unconventional thinking that, at first glance, can look disordered.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The two organizations recognized the compound could fight tumors caused by a rare genetic disorder, so Pfizer licensed it to a new spin-off, SpringWorks Therapeutics.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The family’s outing comes a month after Dane died at the age of 53 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, the degenerative neurological disorder that currently has no cure.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
Cool aunts can have internalized misogyny and disordered eating patterns.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Children have a penchant for unconventional thinking that, at first glance, can look disordered.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorder
Noun
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Saturday’s schedule has mass appeal between the national fixations (Duke, Michigan, Houston) and the agents of chaos (High Point, Texas, VCU).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The world was first introduced to Saoirse-Monica Jackson as the awkward and expressive schoolgirl Erin Quinn in Derry Girls, navigating Troubles-era Northern Ireland and its conflict with the same fervor as her crushes, convent school, and cringe-inducing teenage chaos.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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Burning coal produces fine particles that lodge deep in the lungs and bloodstream, raising the risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory disease, according to the World Health Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Houry points to recent public health threats caused by vaccine preventable diseases, on which Kennedy has not given the typical response of promoting vaccines.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Almanac installed the unit without building a new facility or disrupting production.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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With the conflict having disrupted much of the world's oil supplies, markets remain highly sensitive to any headline suggesting either escalation or diplomacy.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Wild extremes of temperature, a heat dome, a potent bomb cyclone blizzard, epic rainfalls and violent tornadoes have wreaked weather havoc across the nation.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some of the worst winter storms can raise havoc in March and even early April.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Art Dlugach, a longtime sports producer for KPIX in San Francisco, died Thursday morning in Texas, surrounded by his family after a brief illness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Trump does not oppose giving voters accommodations to vote by mail for illness, disability, military or travel.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to Baumgartner, the decision stemmed from network concerns that the gag could confuse viewers or suggest a storyline involving Kevin.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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The city checks for duplicate names, similar-sounding names, spelling conflicts, and anything that could slow down or confuse an emergency response.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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And as any sci-fi or fantasy fan knows, prophecies can be hell.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Thank you to everyone who stood up, raised hell and demanded justice.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Michael King missed most of last year due to shoulder and knee ailments.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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For decades researchers have been investigating whether other types of medications can treat the ailment.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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