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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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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
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Increasing access to telehealth could also support people struggling with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders, which have been on the rise in rural areas.
—Cody Mullen, The Conversation, 3 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
Why Headaches Might Increase the Risk of Suicide While the study did not examine why headache may increase suicide risk, there are several theories about the link, says Elser:
There may be a complex, bidirectional association between headache and mental health disorders.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Increasing access to telehealth could also support people struggling with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders, which have been on the rise in rural areas.
—Cody Mullen, The Conversation, 3 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
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However, chaos did erupt at a couple of events, including demonstrators trying to enter the state Capitol in Arizona, and an arrest was made in Washington, D.C., after a protester allegedly sprayed paint on a Trump supporter.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
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
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Show creator Samantha Strauss said the character of Lucy was important to depict what a lot of people feel when fighting a disease: not listened to, not in control and not acknowledged as a full person.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Leukemia, a disease of the blood and bone marrow, disrupts the body's ability to produce normal blood cells.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Lower serotonin levels can disrupt this process, leading to constipation.87 Ongoing stress can also affect the gut barrier and make your intestines more sensitive to bacteria.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes has a significant edge at quarterback over Jalen Hurts, but Philly’s defense can disrupt his timing in the pocket, contain his scrambles and lock down his receivers.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit alleged the foreign aid freeze is unlawful, exceeds Trump's authority as president and is causing havoc.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The iconic blue alien could be seen causing havoc on the field, crashing a golf cart into a goal post and stealing a broadcaster’s microphone, with cheers from the crowd.—
Carolyn Burt,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
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Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Nearly 8% of outpatient visits for respiratory illness during the week ending Feb. 8 were for flu-like illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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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
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This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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More news: Browns' Myles Garrett Speaks Out Following Shocking Trade Request Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens were both listed as full participants, which is huge news considering both were dealing with ailments leading into the NFC Championship game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Details of the characters’ psychologies — Belle’s impulse to fake an ailment whenever she’s threatened, or Milla’s doubling down on pseudoscience to protect herself from facing mortality — are introduced, underlined, and then hammered over repeatedly.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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