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as in anarchical
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
disorderly mobs roamed the streets after the fall of the city
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as in chaotic
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
disorderly piles of clothes on various tables about the room
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Recent Examples of disorderly
Scott was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail in June on charges of trespass and disorderly intoxication.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
The company has not unveiled any actions to respond to workers' other concerns, including safety, particularly at locations that are open 24/7 and have been known to draw disorderly patrons.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 14 June 2024
He was released on bond after paying $500 on the disorderly intoxication charge and $150 on the trespassing charge.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Anyone hosting or attending a dance in the community could face arrest on disorderly misconduct and trespassing charges, according to the documents.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
The company has not unveiled any actions to respond to workers' other concerns, including safety, particularly at locations that are open 24/7 and have been known to draw disorderly patrons.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 14 June 2024
He was released on bond after paying $500 on the disorderly intoxication charge and $150 on the trespassing charge.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Anyone hosting or attending a dance in the community could face arrest on disorderly misconduct and trespassing charges, according to the documents.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
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More recently, at a time that feels similarly tumultuous and chaotic, Colonial Williamsburg and the Jane Austen House Museum have drawn a new wave of interest by teaming up with esteemed design brands to bring archival textiles, wallpapers, and paint colors to new life.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Launching Tuesday, the special was filmed in the slightly less chaotic locale of Hawaii, one of Chieng’s favorite places to work and vacation.Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Perez’s criminal history includes 12 felony convictions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Georgia case represents the last remaining criminal charges against Trump.Sam Gringlas, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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None feels authentic, at least until a messy affair with the unsettling, slightly feral Samuel (Harris Dickinson) encourages her to try out a kind of role-play that’s wholly new.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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More recently, however, Ocasio-Cortez has shown signs of abandoning at least some of the rebellious positions that defined her earliest years in office.Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
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Americans are a rebellious bunch, so trying to stop a political figure by nearly killing him provokes the opposite reaction.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Naturally, the media hyped the event as Bart versus Bill, a showdown between one show’s wholesome family values and the other’s brash, boorish cynicism — the aspirational ’80s facing off against the anarchic ’90s.Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Realists accept some moral obligations but see them as severely limited by the harsh reality of anarchic politics.Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2023
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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They were confused because they weren't associated with a star and had somehow managed to stay in binary pairs.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Fed last week implied that the interplay of inflation and growth from this point out is a bit less clear, and less clearly benign, while the fiscal-policy setup began to look more unruly than so many fund managers are suggesting in their year-end investor letters.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Working once again with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, Swift refracted the warm synth-pop and rustic indie-folk of her past few projects through an even moodier prism, and the songs shrugged off radio-friendly hooks in favor of insecurities and unruly thoughts.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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