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as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order
computer network problems created havoc throughout the office
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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the powerful hurricane wreaked havoc all along the coast
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as in to ravage
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Recent Examples of havoc
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
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
Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Pippen has been making the reality TV competition round, starring in The Traitors Season 2 last year with her now ex-boyfriend Marcus Jordan, and has been recently causing havoc on E!’s House of Villains.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
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
Verb
Plankton: The Movie arrives exclusively on Netflix in 2025.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
Next year SpongeBob returns to theaters with his fourth film, The Search for SquarePants, as Plankton wrecks havoc on Netflix.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for havoc
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However, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Who knew the doorway to hell could be so… romantic?Claire Franken, TVLine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Rather, there are various incidents (a fishing expedition gone awry, a mysterious object appears under the sand, a storm ravages the lighthouse).Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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More news: 49ers vs Rams Expert Predictions for Thursday Night Football Week 15 The 49ers have been ravaged by injuries, and have some not-so-household names who could come up huge as the fantasy football playoffs get underway.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The destruction comes as Russia continued to advance into Ukrainian territory, while taking heavy casualties.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Along South America’s west coast, the Englishmen continued to plunder the riches of Spanish settlements in Chile and Peru.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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The other person makes a beeline for the fridge, plundering 20 kilograms of butter from the chiller, Russian media reported.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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To avoid making a big glittery mess, use a tablespoon to add 1-2 scoops of glitter to the water and glycerin mixture, and stir gently.Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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In any event, Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The imposition of price controls is more often than not the imposition of a loss that businesses (including banks) aren’t in the position to sustain, thus the cessation of the service price-controlled by federal bureaucrats.John Tamny, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But their last three losses in the series have come at home.Austin Mock, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Following an exchange of fire with U.N. peacekeepers defending the position, the base was partially looted.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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City leaders, including the mayor, sheriff, and a Christian minister, intervened to prevent arson and murders, but white gangs looted Chinatown.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/havoc. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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