musical chairs
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: a game in which players march to music around a row of chairs numbering one less than the players and scramble for seats when the music stops
also
: a situation or series of events suggesting the game of musical chairs (as in rapid change or confusing activity)
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With only five seats available, the election will be a game of musical chairs, leaving the lowest vote-getter as the sole loser.
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Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Last week, Pete Buttigieg sat in a studio in Michigan, surrounded by 25 undecided voters who rushed, musical chairs style, to sit across a table from him and debate his positions on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s policies.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Similar to a game of musical chairs, someone is left without a seat when the music stops.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
The development comes amid fevered — and often spurious — speculation about the vast game of musical chairs playing out at the highest echelons of European fashion.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Last week, Pete Buttigieg sat in a studio in Michigan, surrounded by 25 undecided voters who rushed, musical chairs style, to sit across a table from him and debate his positions on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s policies.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Similar to a game of musical chairs, someone is left without a seat when the music stops.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
The development comes amid fevered — and often spurious — speculation about the vast game of musical chairs playing out at the highest echelons of European fashion.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Musical chairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20chairs. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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