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also anarchical
as in criminal
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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Recent Examples of anarchic
Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The untethered, anarchic, comic brio of Robbins’ novels feels incompatible with today’s world, as though the intervening years have been explicitly designed to stamp out this spirit and replace it with something that can be bought and sold, something governable.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty years after his death, his influence can be seen everywhere from the anarchic aesthetics of designers like Rick Owens and Charles Jeffrey to the subversive costumes worn by Lady Gaga.
—Kin Woo Gisela Williams Amy Conway Kate Maxwell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The untethered, anarchic, comic brio of Robbins’ novels feels incompatible with today’s world, as though the intervening years have been explicitly designed to stamp out this spirit and replace it with something that can be bought and sold, something governable.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty years after his death, his influence can be seen everywhere from the anarchic aesthetics of designers like Rick Owens and Charles Jeffrey to the subversive costumes worn by Lady Gaga.
—Kin Woo Gisela Williams Amy Conway Kate Maxwell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jorge Saldana-Gonzalez, 44, was arrested on a murder charge following the Saturday, April 5, shooting at Sandra’s Bar, on Alamo’s east side, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hidalgo County.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature of what is considered illicit prompts (i.e., that you aren’t supposed to use), see my coverage at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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It's been found in illicit drug supplies nationwide for decades.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) barred Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) from further participation in a disorderly Oversight meeting after the latter repeatedly hurled insults about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
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Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Darnell Jones is also charged with felonious assault and abduction, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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Marybeth, still uncomfortable with the arrangement between her department and the felonious accountant, does so reluctantly.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, Americans have historically rejected lawless behavior and, indeed, so have the law breakers some are pointing to.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security's lawless decision to arrest him solely because of his peaceful anti-genocide activism represents a blatant attack on the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, immigration laws, and the very humanity of Palestinians.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cops have unmasked some of the unruly mob at a crazed Queens car meetup that left three NYPD vehicles vandalized, police said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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While reports of unruly riding is citywide, one area that has seen a lot of issues is in the Top of the World neighborhood, near the trailhead for the Woods Canyon Wilderness Park, officials said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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