as in hell
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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Recent Examples of snake pit
At its worst, the comment section could be a bit of an echo chamber nestled inside a snake pit.
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Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Her first snake pit venture came when the Sweetwater Jaycees visited Austin in February to promote their annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Ragnar welcomes death in a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
Places like this have become a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
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Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Her first snake pit venture came when the Sweetwater Jaycees visited Austin in February to promote their annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Ragnar welcomes death in a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
Places like this have become a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
See All Example Sentences for snake pit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snake pit
Noun
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If this is the slow kind of hell, I’m used to it— My hands are folded the wrong way, the cat sits on the bed Like a limpet, the sun drops out of the sky, inexorable As a chandelier earring.—
Jane Yeh,
The New York Review of Books,
8 May 2025
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The first is Lorraine Bracco’s Roberta, his mother’s best friend, a passionate Sicilian now raising hell in a nursing home.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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At 19, Harper’s poise and control are impressive, and even as a below-average outside shooter, his ability to create havoc in the paint and leverage his downhill gravity should translate to the pros immediately.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Another recent video on her page revealed this wasn't the last time her cat used a ball of yarn to cause a mess.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Charlie consults with Paige from set dec, who confirms that the team cleaned up the grisly mess at the house earlier that day.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, rebel violence and chaos weakened Uruguay's civilian government and helped pave the way for a 1973 coup that plunged the country into military dictatorship.—
John Otis,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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The evolution from physical boundaries to digital chaos to intentional system design shows us both the problem and the solution.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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This program was designed to provide shorter, clearer letters to reduce taxpayer confusion.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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WalletHub set out to find where Americans suffer the most from substance use disorders.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
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Researchers found that most parents with a substance use disorder abuse alcohol.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Snake pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake%20pit. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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