as in circuses
a place of uproar or confusion
our house is always a madhouse on school mornings, with five kids and two dogs running around
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Indeed, some of our oligarchs actually own the circuses.
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Exotic animals were not typically a feature of carnivals; circuses, yes, but not carnivals.
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
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The clubby street-side Street Bar bustles with locals and visitors from dawn to dusk, while its rooftop restaurant, Contessa, is among the sceneiest spots in town.
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Set the scene Frenetic Sandton bustles with traffic, office and residential towers, and commercial enterprises.
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“Madhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madhouses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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