as in violence
actions that hurt people and destroy things; a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
Movies seem to be filled with murder and mayhem these days. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
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Recent Examples of mayhem
Cue the predictable spooky mayhem as everyone battles a series of evil manifestations, including dolls, that by now feel all too familiar in their jump scares.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
From natural disasters to an unexpected death, the 74-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands has a history of mayhem.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Powerful New Characters The four playable Vault Hunters in Borderlands 4 give you the opportunity to cause mayhem.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
From natural disasters to an unexpected death, the 74-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands has a history of mayhem.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Powerful New Characters The four playable Vault Hunters in Borderlands 4 give you the opportunity to cause mayhem.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
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More than a dozen people faced criminal charges stemming from a melee after a rally in Soliman’s support; demonstrators and police blame each other for the violence July 17.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Experts have cautioned against tying mental health to acts of gun violence, and told ABC News that the narrative that people with mental illness are more violent than their peers is false; the majority of people who commit violence do not have a history of mental illness.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The brutality of the Ukrainian frontline The challenges facing foreign volunteer fighters on the battlefield extend well beyond their legal label.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, the book was consider unadaptable due to its brutality.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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And Henry Rutledge, who missed the Week 1 matchup with a lower-body injury, returned to action and resulted in Charlotte’s longest rush of the night on his second carry – 14 yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Laurel Ivory was the goalkeeper who claimed the clean sheet for KC on Saturday night, as Lorena appeared on the injury report late in the week with a knee ailment.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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London — Large crowds of people protesting the British government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action gathered in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday, in a show of continuing support since it was designated as a terror organization in July.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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