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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One of her obituaries celebrated the life of a Bureau of Reclamation photographer who transitioned from a man to a woman and built miniature circuses.—
Susan Greene,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Three-ring circuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/three-ring%20circuses. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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