as in violence
actions that hurt people and destroy things; a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
Movies seem to be filled with murder and mayhem these days. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
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Recent Examples of mayhem
The ominous new clip includes monsters, mayhem, violence, and plenty of fire.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
Memphis mayhem The Memphis Grizzlies are fourth in the Western Conference with a 38-23 record.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
The program tells the story of a computer hack that causes widespread death and mayhem, setting America on war footing and prompting the creation of an autocratic investigatory body.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Reckoning Part One involves Ethan and his team tracking down two keys that unlock the power of a frightening AI system with the ability to cause mayhem with the world's banks, mess with the power grid, and more.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
Memphis mayhem The Memphis Grizzlies are fourth in the Western Conference with a 38-23 record.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
The program tells the story of a computer hack that causes widespread death and mayhem, setting America on war footing and prompting the creation of an autocratic investigatory body.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Reckoning Part One involves Ethan and his team tracking down two keys that unlock the power of a frightening AI system with the ability to cause mayhem with the world's banks, mess with the power grid, and more.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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One where the memories are as much of romance as violence, as based around out-of-pocket jokes as tears.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Mar. 2025
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Featuring works by renowned photojournalists and archival footage, the exhibit serves as a record of war crimes committed eight decades apart yet eerily similar in brutality.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Mets also need RHP Kodai Senga to step to the front after injuries limited him to just one start last year.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Officials with the Port Authority confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were no injuries or impact on airport operations.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Read more Map shows US states allowing firing squad executions Judge blocks nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana, citing 'pain and terror' Are executions in the US on the rise?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Catch up quick: The Houthis began launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel less than two weeks after the Hamas October 7 terror attack.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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