variants
or mares' nests
as in hells
a state in which everything is out of order
the lack of planning had resulted in the city's evacuation being a mare's nest of epic proportions
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Noun
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The protagonist's youth doesn't defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her friends into their personal hells.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025 -
All’s well that metal-as-hells well.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This robot vacuum handles daily crumbs, pet hair, and high-traffic messes without Mom lifting a finger.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Avoid close contact with others, avoid handling food, wash your hands frequently and thoroughly clean up any bathroom messes.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Nov. 2025
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The town is home to the world's largest snake pits, where tens of thousands of non-venomous red-sided garter snakes emerge each spring to wriggle over one another.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The technology could eventually treat corneal injuries, severe dry eye disease and other inflammatory disorders of the ocular surface, though it has not yet been tested in humans.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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But together, the findings support a theory of some mental illnesses as metabolic disorders, in which the brain’s ability to derive energy from its preferred sources becomes compromised.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other confusions make for a long day for those who orbit around their lives, especially when each must confront the other’s love interest.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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“Mare's nests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mare%27s%20nests. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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