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Recent Examples of pandemonium The shot set off pandemonium in Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion, with several students rushing the court to celebrate with the slugger-turned-shooter. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025 Man Utd and Tottenham on brink of face-off for Europa League title (CBS) Football is never done until it’s done — Manchester United’s ‘portrait of pandemonium’ against Lyon proved that — but there’s only minor jeopardy in predicting that the Europa League is headed for an all Premier League final. Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025 While no person was seriously injured, the loud noise and ensuing pandemonium agitated the occupants of the nearby alligator farm. Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025 Resisting Liverpool and causing pandemonium in the process was almost fated. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pandemonium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemonium
Noun
  • Noem stopped speaking for a brief moment during the commotion, then immediately continued.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Press became aware of West’s presence when there was a loud commotion outside the courtroom and a figure in a white-on-white denim outfit was spotted entering the public entrance at the 500 Pearl Street Courthouse.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s more pressing current affairs to attend to right now, and hell, there’s a new Lorde album to bop to.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Season two saw Valerie cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The talk started in earnest in the fall of 2023, although even then there were signs of potential long-term disturbance.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • It is also noted in that release, however, that police had never responded to a domestic disturbance at the couple's home.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Nearly half a year since the infernos swept through their neighborhoods, thousands of people remain displaced – those like Mr. Quiroz’s mother, who lost homes, and those like Mr. Quiroz and his family, whose homes still stand.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
  • But Israel has also widened the scope of its strikes to hit economic targets, turning vital parts of Iran’s fossil fuel infrastructure into infernos.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Later on, Zegler caused a stir with politically divisive social media posts about the 2024 presidential election.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Ohtani’s return to pitching caused a stir around Chavez Ravine.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The film is a genre-bending, neo-noir and psychological drama set in the ’90s following a former baseball player brought into a criminal underworld.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
  • Ever since Homer's The Odyssey, storytellers have been fascinated with traveling beneath the surface of the Earth into the mysterious underworld.
    David Szondy June 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • The emotional emptiness can feel unbearable, and the practical demands only add to the turmoil, often leaving the surviving spouse feeling lost and helpless.
    David Kudla, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Bob Vander Weide, then team president and son-in-law to Rich DeVos, was on the outs — the casualty of a divorce from the owner’s daughter and a franchise in turmoil.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • View Recipe 08 of 10 Skillet Taco Pie Need to feed a crowd in a hurry?
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
  • Kourtney Kardashian is another celebrity who wasn’t in a hurry to move in with her husband Travis Barker.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 16 June 2025

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“Pandemonium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemonium. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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