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as in jumbles
a state in which everything is out of order
the bachelor party had left the house in a total mess
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2
as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
a mess of oatmeal
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as in horrors
something unpleasant to look at
the car was a mess after the accident
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as in loads
a considerable amount
an unexpected Super Bowl loss that unleashed a whole mess of finger-pointing and second-guessing
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as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate
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Recent Examples of messes
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
This handheld vacuum is great for small messes.
—Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Opt for Patterns That Can Hide Spills Performance fabrics aren't the only way to hide inevitable food messes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
The great quarterbacks are janitors for organizational messes, smoothing over the cracks and making a bad team look competent for three hours.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
But the show’s matriarchal power structures, which involved women like Mare forever cleaning up the messes their male relatives made, were carefully shaded.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Its collapsible pole shrinks down to just 25 inches, making storage simple, while the durable design makes tackling tough messes easier than ever.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Black+Decker Dustbuster Handheld Vacuum Different messes require different cleaning tools, and this Black+Decker handheld vacuum sweeps up dirt, debris, crumbs, and dust from furniture, car seats, stair corners, and other hidden nooks and crannies.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
This handheld vacuum is great for small messes.
—Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Opt for Patterns That Can Hide Spills Performance fabrics aren't the only way to hide inevitable food messes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
The great quarterbacks are janitors for organizational messes, smoothing over the cracks and making a bad team look competent for three hours.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
But the show’s matriarchal power structures, which involved women like Mare forever cleaning up the messes their male relatives made, were carefully shaded.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Its collapsible pole shrinks down to just 25 inches, making storage simple, while the durable design makes tackling tough messes easier than ever.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messes
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Almonds can also be incorporated into meals.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead of eating three traditional meals, more and more of us are snacking throughout the day.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Black people, especially in America, have been subjected to the horrors of history.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the show, Ed is inspired by a comic book about Koch titled The Bitch of Buchenwald, given to him by Adeline, suggesting that her sadistic treatment of Jews during the Holocaust led to Gein’s house of horrors in Wisconsin.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Same question, loads of responses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bárbara, who can see the guests a few feet away, maintains a neutral expression on her face as Solène demands to be spoken to nicely, at which point Jess interferes and tells them to save it for later.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate’s party.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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
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All’s well that metal-as-hells well.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These menus are available now, with Admirals Club fall menus transitioning to winter selections in November, and Flagship lounges updating in December.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shades of mocha, espresso, and caramel are making their way to manicure menus everywhere, and for Black women especially, the look feels less like a trend and more like a celebration.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the cooler temperatures of fall rolling in, there's nothing like spending an evening on your porch, unwinding with a refreshing glass of sweet tea, and relishing the sights and sounds of the autumn foliage once again.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Messes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messes. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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