as in madhouse
a place of uproar or confusion
there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I'm going to the library
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Recent Examples of bedlam
Farmingdale, New York — After a weekend of absolute bedlam at Bethpage, the dust is settling on an extraordinary Ryder Cup competition.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
As if the landscape, literally and figuratively, hadn’t already been disrupted by the seismic shifts, and bedlam, of conference realignment — a force that in many ways rendered trivial what was most special about collegiate athletics.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as much bedlam erupted here at Weird and Wild World HQ.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
As if the landscape, literally and figuratively, hadn’t already been disrupted by the seismic shifts, and bedlam, of conference realignment — a force that in many ways rendered trivial what was most special about collegiate athletics.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as much bedlam erupted here at Weird and Wild World HQ.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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In the fourth quarter, Soldier Field was an absolute madhouse with 60,000-plus waving towels, chewing fingernails, frothing at the mouth and … grating cheese?—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ensemble-cum-chorus, burdened with overblown asylum imagery, is sometimes called upon to inject a circus-like atmosphere, complete with acrobatics.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The paper collage prints feature interpretations of scenes from a circus, his visits to Tahiti, and popular myths and stories, the Art Institute said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Subscribe to Stocks @ Night today and see what the commotion will be about tomorrow today.—
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CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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His parents, who help run the local taco chain, stood in customized Villa’s jerseys and marveled at the commotion Monday.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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