disorderly

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Recent Examples of disorderly But Roman Catholicism restored order to her disorderly mind, Spark said. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025 China vows to tackle deflation caused by ‘disorderly competition’ China is pivoting away from consumer subsidy efforts and toward combating deflation and price wars. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 July 2025 Though Conclave depicts the process as loud and disorderly, real-life voting is far more solemn and filled with ritual. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 While the season is still winding down, the area has seen shootings and disorderly crowds. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disorderly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorderly
Adjective
  • But, true to the chaotic and improvisational nature of his medium, the screening was delayed by about 25 minutes as Speed wrapped things up and attendees were corralled to their seats with buckets of kettle corn and hard Topo Chicos.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Some have turned chaotic, with protesters clashing with authorities.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 1983 crime classic follows determined, criminal-minded Cuban immigrant Tony Montana (Pacino), who becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That panel included two former judges who had overseen international criminal tribunals, a former legal adviser to the British Foreign Office, and Amal Clooney, a British Lebanese human-rights lawyer and the wife of George Clooney.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Between the messy decline of solar cycle 25 and the possibility of a dramatic last gasp, aurora hunters may still have their best nights ahead.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ceiling Fixtures Most people don't climb up a ladder to dust ceiling fixtures, so this is going to be a messy job.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Do something semi-rebellious in honor of Lane Kim Like dyeing your hair or joining a band!
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There are not many taboos at Burning Man, so those that persist at the otherwise staunchly anarchic event do so for a reason.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Reiner could be called a journeyman director, except what kind of journeyman director could make a movie as confident as When Harry Met Sally, or as anarchic as This Is Spinal Tap, or one that juggles as many tones as The Princess Bride?
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Continuous operation, robust error recovery, and adaptation to cluttered, dynamic human spaces have not been demonstrated publicly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Reduce rodent habitat around your home, workplace, and recreational areas by removing brush, rock piles, junk, cluttered firewood and possible rodent food supplies.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
  • Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.
    Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017

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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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