as in chaos
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the anarchy that the country experienced after the dictator drained the treasury and fled the country
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Recent Examples of anarchy
As Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term as U.S. president, he is faced with a world sliding into nuclear anarchy.
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Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
In the mix Clemson Keep an eye on After the anarchy of Saturday, the ACC’s bubble hopes are revived after chances of getting two teams in the field looked dead in the water for weeks.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Plus, Santi learns that some women tend to avoid commitment, while Raúl deals with Luz’s romantic anarchy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Our founders believed there were two threats to our republic, tyranny and anarchy.
—The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
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Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
In the mix Clemson Keep an eye on After the anarchy of Saturday, the ACC’s bubble hopes are revived after chances of getting two teams in the field looked dead in the water for weeks.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Plus, Santi learns that some women tend to avoid commitment, while Raúl deals with Luz’s romantic anarchy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Our founders believed there were two threats to our republic, tyranny and anarchy.
—The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
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Video taken by passengers shows chaos on board, with trays, food and other objects strewn across the flight’s floor.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The joy of conference play is chaos, particularly in this new era of the Power 4.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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After a term marked by civil unrest, incompetence, moral and ethical failures, conspiracy theories, extremism, mismanaging COVID, and overseeing Republican losses in the House and the Senate, America was decidedly tired of Trump’s ineptitude and self-destructiveness.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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But unlike when Trump helped spark a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol and tried to retain power in 2021 after his loss to Democrat Joe Biden, officials are not expecting massive protests, unrest or violence.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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In the months that followed, Fort Worth ISD was a district in turmoil.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Peltier was arrested following the Wounded Knee occupation of 1973 at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation amid violence and political turmoil.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hezbollah shares its chronic corruption and misrule with the other militias turned parties that have hollowed out the postwar Lebanese state.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Nobody can disaggregate the effects of international policies from the impact of the Taliban’s awful misrule.—
Delaney Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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