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as in chaos
a state in which everything is out of order
the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party
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2
as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser
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Recent Examples of disorder
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The reports of looting and disorder come a day after residents told the AP that soldiers in Kavumu — the airport town north of Bukavu — had abandoned their positions to head toward the city.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2024
Silent-majority voters, watching TV in their living rooms, saw a country that looked increasingly disordered, a perception that played into the Republicans’ hands.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Harrington told the outlet that Thomas’s parents decided to take him to alternative medicine facility Oxford Center to receive treatment in a hyperbaric chamber for sleep apnea and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The reports of looting and disorder come a day after residents told the AP that soldiers in Kavumu — the airport town north of Bukavu — had abandoned their positions to head toward the city.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Difficulty with emotional regulation is one possibility, but Caspi suspects the common thread is disordered thought: cognitive distortions that might take the form of delusions in psychosis, irrational fears in anxiety, knee-jerk negativity in depression, or intrusive thoughts in OCD.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2024
Silent-majority voters, watching TV in their living rooms, saw a country that looked increasingly disordered, a perception that played into the Republicans’ hands.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorder
Noun
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The tension is high, but the chaos is even greater.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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The constant chaos and the kind of unstructured nature of the team were a big part of that.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc., can carry bugs or disease that can impact our agriculture.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects 1% of the population.1 People with celiac used to die from their condition before the gluten-free diet diet was discovered.2 Gluten intolerance is more common, affecting up to 13% of the population.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Once inhaled, VOCs can mimic the activity of hormones, disrupting the endocrine system.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pair meet after the guy picks up a prescription for an extremely gnarly black eye, setting off a whirlwind romance that’s inevitably disrupted by — what else? — a grumpy parent.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Protecting The Future Of 5G And AI The U.S. government has reported that Chinese nation-state threat actor groups have been causing havoc to U.S. critical infrastructure, including telecommunications services.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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For over a year, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows – and causing egg prices to run up.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The answer is critical, especially amid winter respiratory illness season, as the flu, COVID-19 and common colds circulate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pair developed a close friendship which eventually evolved into a relationship that turned tragic when Xander stepped up to take care of Dawn through a degenerative spiritual illness.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This should not be confused as some kind of part-time mentoring role, like someone coming in to give a speech once in a while and then clearing off.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Don't let the term air fryer confuse you: These things are pretty much just small convection ovens that use fans to circulate hot air around your food in order to cook it evenly and efficiently.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Good Place aired on NBC for four seasons starting in 2016 and featured myriad twists and turns, principally with what the stars thought to be heaven turning out to be hell.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Players are corporate workers in what is basically hell.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Feb. 2025
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James has consistently been on the injury report because of a left foot ailment since early December.—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
18 Feb. 2025
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The pontiff was admitted to the hospital in Rome on Friday for treatment for bronchitis and medical examinations, the Vatican said, the latest in a string of ailments that have raised concerns about the 88-year-old pontiff’s health.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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