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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
Christmas morning at our house is always marked by pandemonium
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as in hell
capitalized
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
a surrealist painting in which all the torments of Pandemonium are vividly depicted
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An open convention would create sub-Sorkin pandemonium.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Many others were not so fortunate as they were trapped under the big top by animal cages blocking the exits or caught up in the pandemonium.
—Dominic Fulco Iii, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
In the pandemonium that followed Hamas’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to unify Israel’s many combative factions.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The ball sailed deep into the left-field bleachers to tie the game again as pandemonium broke loose.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Many others were not so fortunate as they were trapped under the big top by animal cages blocking the exits or caught up in the pandemonium.
—Dominic Fulco Iii, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
In the pandemonium that followed Hamas’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to unify Israel’s many combative factions.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The ball sailed deep into the left-field bleachers to tie the game again as pandemonium broke loose.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
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“Pandemonium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemonium. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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