as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order
finally managed to crawl out of the snake pit of her drug addiction
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Recent Examples of snake pit
Her first snake pit venture came when the Sweetwater Jaycees visited Austin in February to promote their annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup.
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Ragnar welcomes death in a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
Places like this have become a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
Still a snake pit?
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 13 Aug. 2020
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Ragnar welcomes death in a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
Places like this have become a snake pit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
Still a snake pit?
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 13 Aug. 2020
See all Example Sentences for snake pit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snake pit
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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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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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In many cases, pet dogs, cats and other animals have been lost in the chaos or were left behind during evacuations.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The answer gets tricky Jan. 10, 2025 Friday’s developments added to the sense of chaos surrounding the devastating wildfires, which have destroyed portions of Pacific Palisades and Malibu as well as Altadena, an unincorporated area outside the city of Los Angeles, killing at least 13 people.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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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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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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“Snake pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake%20pit. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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