as in chaotic
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
having a messy room is virtually de rigueur for a college student
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Recent Examples of messy
Whether that’s due to the physicality, time commitment, or simply the yuck factor (looking at you, messy microwave), in these situations, you may be better served to enlist the pros.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
His line was messy: five runs allowed on six hits (including two home runs) over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Fill the front container with water and a smaller secondary tank with Dreame’s cleaning solution, and the H14 Pro works out how much solution is required based on how messy your floor is.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The Rise Of Squiggly Thinking: Embracing The Nonlinear So, where does that leave us clever, irrational, gloriously messy humans?
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
His line was messy: five runs allowed on six hits (including two home runs) over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Fill the front container with water and a smaller secondary tank with Dreame’s cleaning solution, and the H14 Pro works out how much solution is required based on how messy your floor is.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The Rise Of Squiggly Thinking: Embracing The Nonlinear So, where does that leave us clever, irrational, gloriously messy humans?
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messy
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Fearing President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war would ignite a global recession, investors scrambled to dump US assets.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The stunning image shows the classic spiral swirl of M81 — also known as Bode's Galaxy — suspended against the chaotic cloud patterns of the nebula, with the Cigar Galaxy lurking to its left.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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State police said the issue was overblown as an independent report for Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration stated that the controversy was largely a problem of sloppy record-keeping, mistakes, and lack of training — and not intentional misconduct.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2025
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The two ‘deals’ have left tariff policy more confused than ever, argues columnist Michael Hiltzik.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Pew found 55% of Republicans are confused about the information out there on climate change--but this was also true for 39% of Democrats.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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At least 12 outside experts submitted testimony in what’s called the Dunsmore case, finding that San Diego jails are filthy and that workers regularly fail to follow best practices or department policies.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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So The Righteous Gemstones went with the sentimental ending — or at least what counts for a sentimental ending in a series so committed to the filthiest possible turns of phrase.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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“Messy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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