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
Most of the action takes place aboard the train itself, leading to claustrophobic tension and mayhem, as passengers fight to survive, battling not only the zombies but other passengers to make their way to safety.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The prequels carried that idea forward, with their blending of biblical epics, cloak-and-dagger intrigue, and Ray Harryhausen–style monster mayhem.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes are the latest examples of the mayhem these creatures of chaos can inflict on unsuspecting targets.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Hannah, in addition to all of the mayhem, Ava becomes part of a throuple.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The prequels carried that idea forward, with their blending of biblical epics, cloak-and-dagger intrigue, and Ray Harryhausen–style monster mayhem.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes are the latest examples of the mayhem these creatures of chaos can inflict on unsuspecting targets.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Hannah, in addition to all of the mayhem, Ava becomes part of a throuple.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
Noun
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The Left tends to think of violence as due to bad socio-economic conditions, which leads desperate people to resort to crime and violence in order to feed their families.—
Jens Ludwig,
Time,
15 May 2025
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More: Trump will end Syria sanctions to 'give them a chance at greatness' The Israeli escalation came against Palestinian hopes that the Trump visit might provide pressure for a deescalation of violence.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Set in Los Angeles in 2018, with police brutality and the early stages of the Black Lives Matter movement very firmly part of its zeitgeist, Forever begins with Keisha Clark (Lovie Simone) and Justin Edwards (Michael Cooper Jr.) unexpectedly reconnecting at a New Year’s Eve party.—
Ebonie Walker,
Refinery29,
12 May 2025
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The Israeli government is indeed openly promising to commit horrific crimes against Palestinian civilians — brutality even above what the world has seen for the past year and a half.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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The extent of any injuries was not immediately clear.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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Childs said all animals were safe and that there were no reports of significant injuries to staff, guests or animals.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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If that’s true, then the rate of growth of AI startups should be striking terror into corporate board rooms around the world.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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At least one of the young suspects who have been robbing cabbies since January was arrested, but then released from court without bail, angering taxi advocates, who are demanding prosecutors take a stronger stance against these teen terrors.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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