as in chaoses
a state in which everything is out of order
finally managed to crawl out of the snake pit of her drug addiction
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Noun
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All’s well that metal-as-hells well.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This appliance is less bulky (and lighter) than an upright vac, but still has plenty of suction power and a mop roller brush to help clean up stuck-on messes—something even the best cordless stick vacuums lack.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
28 Aug. 2025
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Jones is terrific as a young woman forced to grow up much too soon, who is running out of patience having to constantly clean up her uncle’s many messes, and McShane pops off the screen in a smaller role as a character whose anger is even less controlled than Robbie’s.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For West Virginia, the state's poor sleep ranking was largely due to its high levels of mental health disorders, which can have major impacts on sleep.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Compton and team analyzed data of over 2,500 people who had reported a history of substance abuse disorders and struggled to stay clean in the last four years.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Snake pits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake%20pits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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