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Recent Examples of shambolic
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
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Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Today’s vote from the shambolic meeting of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sets us up for needless tragedy.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Into this pastoral scene of modern irrigation and baseball training sweeps Walter Matthau, driving a big, old, shambolic convertible, well past its prime but, like its driver, still possessing more than a bit of charm.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But as inspiring as Mamdani’s rise has been, DSA’s shambolic life on the national level should be a cautionary tale for the British leftists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
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Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Today’s vote from the shambolic meeting of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sets us up for needless tragedy.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Into this pastoral scene of modern irrigation and baseball training sweeps Walter Matthau, driving a big, old, shambolic convertible, well past its prime but, like its driver, still possessing more than a bit of charm.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But as inspiring as Mamdani’s rise has been, DSA’s shambolic life on the national level should be a cautionary tale for the British leftists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shambolic
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However, similarly chaotic conditions have not been replicated at either DFW or Love Field.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dvornychenko was reunited with two boys almost two years after that chaotic night of her arrest.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At The Battery Atlanta in Cobb County, police arrested multiple people after a recent event that authorities say led to disorderly behavior and safety concerns.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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People can be arrested for drunk and disorderly behavior, urinating in public or having open alcohol containers in vehicles.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This mindset often shrinks food variety, increases anxiety around social eating, and can quietly mask disordered eating patterns under a socially acceptable label.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike traditional steel, which has a crystalline atomic structure, amorphous steel has a disordered atomic arrangement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shambolic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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