as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boy's room is in such chaos that it looks as though a tornado had struck
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Recent Examples of chaos
That ability to cause chaos is coupled with ball control.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has been devastated by ravaging wildfires that are ripping through Southern California and causing chaos, damage and destruction.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The 28-year-old appears at ease despite the chaos swirling around her.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The shooting occurred while shoppers were still in the area, and chaos ensued, witnesses said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has been devastated by ravaging wildfires that are ripping through Southern California and causing chaos, damage and destruction.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The 28-year-old appears at ease despite the chaos swirling around her.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The shooting occurred while shoppers were still in the area, and chaos ensued, witnesses said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaos
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Given Udoka’s obsession with creating as much defensive havoc as possible, this makes sense.Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Now, as billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to play havoc with crypto markets, fears have emerged China could have beaten Donald Trump and the U.S. to creating a bitcoin reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Over the last month, the Rangers have been a mess at five-on-five — more than usual — and have had a bafflingly bad power play.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Some residents are posting on social media that their streets are still a mess.Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
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Here are three important steps that can make a difference: Simplify access to affordable internet programs: Right now, the USF includes several different programs to help people get connected, but they’re scattered across multiple agencies, creating confusion and frustration.Randy Ray, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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This creates immense confusion about how we’re supposed to store and ship our online orders.Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kelly: Basically said the hostages need to be freed or there's going to be hell to pay.NPR, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Politics ‘All hell will break out’: 3 foreign policy takeaways from Trump Jan. 7, 2025 The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned that cryptocurrencies are volatile investments with few safeguards to protect investors from manipulation and fraud, and cracked down on some firms.Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
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Decades of research into how individuals and crowds actually behave – as well as what drives them into disorder and violence – have debunked these claims.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Chaos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaos. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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