as in bedlams
a place of uproar or confusion
the house has been a three-ring circus ever since the kids got back from summer camp
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circuses
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The idea of a 10% rate cap has all the seriousness of bread-and-circuses governance.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Coaches don’t like media circuses, but Jones can’t wean himself off the attention.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Three-ring circuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/three-ring%20circuses. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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