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Recent Examples of shambolic
Defeat in the First World War and the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Versailles had turned the imperial power into a shambolic constitutional republic ill-equipped to curb rampant inflation or pacify violent uprisings from the right and left.
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Over seven seasons on NBC, Columbo put a charming, shambolic gloss on the crime show.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2024
There were reports last month that INEOS was looking to sell Nice with French football in crisis after a shambolic saga to sell the domestic TV rights to Ligue 1.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Expats is a bit of a mess, a shambolic drag that cosplays Wong Kar-Wai melancholia while performing perfunctory class criticism, but the Prime Video series does have two things going for it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Over seven seasons on NBC, Columbo put a charming, shambolic gloss on the crime show.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2024
There were reports last month that INEOS was looking to sell Nice with French football in crisis after a shambolic saga to sell the domestic TV rights to Ligue 1.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Expats is a bit of a mess, a shambolic drag that cosplays Wong Kar-Wai melancholia while performing perfunctory class criticism, but the Prime Video series does have two things going for it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shambolic
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While the transfer was orderly – in contrast to chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza last week – the three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage.—
Sophie Tanno and Mick Krever,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The week’s biggest stories A month after L.A. firestorms, essential questions still haunt Southern California The region is still grappling with basic questions about what caused the blazes, why evacuations were so chaotic and whether officials were prepared.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Would-be travelers can also be removed from a Spirit flight for acting disorderly or violent, appearing to be intoxicated or refusing to use a seat belt.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Chief Martin should seek publicity by doing notable policing not inflaming disorderly person allegations.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shambolic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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