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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Smith stays largely mum on the news of the day, be that Kirk’s killing, or ICE raids, or whatever hells await in the coming weeks.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026 -
The protagonist's youth doesn't defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her friends into their personal hells.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Regular cleaning prevents odors, messes, and keeps your kitchen organized.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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Save yourself from heavy scrubbing later and wipe interior messes while the microwave is still steamy from use.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Carswell typically houses inmates with physical disabilities or illnesses, as well as mental illnesses and disorders.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In addition to causing rare but slow-burn, fatal neurological disorders that can kill a child years after a measles infection, the virus can also wipe the immune system’s memory, destroying cells that fight off other infections.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
11 May 2026
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Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Snake pits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake%20pits. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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