as in chaos
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the anarchy that the country experienced after the dictator drained the treasury and fled the country
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The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty and terror.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Everything is transactional in this world of love and anarchy, war and punch-cards.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Maybe Phillips was trying to make some sort of a point about how the Joker isn’t one person but a movement, an entity, a spirit of anarchy that spreads like contagion and holds no loyalties.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Everything is transactional in this world of love and anarchy, war and punch-cards.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Maybe Phillips was trying to make some sort of a point about how the Joker isn’t one person but a movement, an entity, a spirit of anarchy that spreads like contagion and holds no loyalties.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
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Then Mayor Eric Adams appointed her to oversee about 49,000 employees at a law enforcement agency still emerging from chaos and turmoil — and the departures of three commissioners since June 2023.Maria Cramer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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In the 2000s, when the new capitalist order took hold after the wild, post-soviet freedom and chaos, Kranin had to close his non-commercial endeavor.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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During the social and political unrest, the story centers on the goings-on of an unconventional family living in Lima.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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To prepare for potential unrest during the week of the election, the Portland Police Bureau spent $1.2 million in officer overtime — yet, large-scale protests never materialized and no arrests were made.Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, the court said, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider Middle East turmoil.Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Einhard used a local story of demonic possession of a young girl to make the critique for him, likely drawing on broader widespread views of the recent turmoil.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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By granting Bangladesh a loan last year, the IMF only prolonged the misrule of Sheikh Hasina’s administration.Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hamas is an oppressive, misogynistic and homophobic organization whose misrule has hurt Palestinians and Israelis alike.Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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