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Recent Examples of shambolic
The statement was the culmination of a two-month investigation into the shambolic events that ruined the closing stages of the final in January.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Beirut’s traffic — a shambolic affair in the best of times — became even more chaotic, with motorists honking and shouting in a bid to reach the highway.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In January 2001, fed up with the shambolic and corrupt presidential rule of the former Manila mayor and movie star Joseph Estrada, Manileños once again took to EDSA in what became known as the Second People Power Revolution.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Beirut’s traffic — a shambolic affair in the best of times — became even more chaotic, with motorists honking and shouting in a bid to reach the highway.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In January 2001, fed up with the shambolic and corrupt presidential rule of the former Manila mayor and movie star Joseph Estrada, Manileños once again took to EDSA in what became known as the Second People Power Revolution.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shambolic
Adjective
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Summa’s 1982 snapshot of a stage diver at a Circle Jerks concert in Reseda is among the best examples of punk’s live and chaotic energy.—
Siran Babayan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Instead, Tuesday‘s finale is shaping up to be one of the state’s most chaotic primary elections in decades.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Medina faced charges that included obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, and several misdemeanors that included destruction of government property and disorderly and disruptive conduct.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Ceballos, who formerly served as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, for two terms, pleaded guilty in April to three counts of disorderly election conduct following a prosecution by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Their colleagues then pay a workslop tax, having to make sense of long, disordered, messy material.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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These materials are key to technologies such as ultrasound, sonar, and high-efficiency sensors, but their complex, disordered structure has remained a mystery for decades.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shambolic. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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