as in madhouses
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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circuses
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In terms of performances and safety, the Triton Troupers Circus is like other circuses.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
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As a teen-ager, Batten was the president of Animal Connection of Texas, an animal-rights nonprofit, and lobbied for restrictions on travelling circuses.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Bedlams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlams. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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