chance-medley

noun

ˈchan(t)s-ˈmed-lē How to pronounce chance-medley (audio)
Definition of chance-medleynext
as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order priceless artworks that disappeared in the chance-medley of World War II's closing days

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  1. hell
  2. mess
  3. jumble
  4. havoc
  5. chaos
  6. confusion
  7. snake pit
  8. disorder
Noun
  • Early on in Season Two there is a wedding, a celebration the sisters deserve after two years of hell.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Small figures enjoying a lesbian orgy are embroidered onto the canvas, as if to remind viewers that when the outside world is hell, the body can offer private pleasure.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of hell
Noun
  • Thanksgiving Day will bring a mess of rain for the I-95 corridor from Florida to Maine, and heavy snow for the interior Northeast and New England.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Those drips and drops will dry out to become an ooey, gooey, stuck-on mess that is much harder to clean.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Finding a way to start over The havoc from Cyclone Freddy was widespread across several countries, displacing 650,000 people from their homes in Malawi alone.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Just like hiking the Appalachian Trail, volunteers and officials agreed the repairs and cleanup after Helene’s havoc would be a complex journey for the trail’s enormous community.
    Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • Get ready for non-stop assassin action as chaos ensues in the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life of Sakamoto and his comrades!
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • For all the nighttime bustle on display — the heave of people, the constant activity and chaos — Kapadia shoots with a flair for the illusory.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • For their colleagues, the result is confusion, mistrust and frustration.
    Jonathan Gill, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • According to interviews from The Classic TV History Blog, the actual event took place in Texas and used a truck instead of a helicopter despite some confusion about the origins among the show's personnel.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • The film is imbued with a satirical tone that portrays Argentinian society as being a snake pit of corruption and violence.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
  • But as television has become more varied and ambitious across the streaming era, Curb has remained reliable in its formula, cataloguing the social improprieties and conversational snake pits that make up modern life.
    Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Definition of snake pit
Noun
  • About 571 were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder, including approximately 164 defendants charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.
    Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • As a result, the puppies produced are often plagued with genetic disorders, leading to chronic health issues that can shorten their lifespan and significantly affect their quality of life.
    Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of disorder
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