madhouses

noun

plural of madhouse
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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  1. circuses
  2. commotions
  3. bustles
Noun
  • The best World Cup base camps have tended to be quiet ones, with squads that hole up in small towns and bond away from the spotlight routinely outlasting teams stationed amid bigger circuses.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Indeed, some of our oligarchs actually own the circuses.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of circuses
Noun
  • 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.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • 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.
    — Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
  • Set the scene Frenetic Sandton bustles with traffic, office and residential towers, and commercial enterprises.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of bustles
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