as in chaos
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the anarchy that the country experienced after the dictator drained the treasury and fled the country
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Recent Examples of anarchy
That's because to Trump and his allies, the world should be restored to its pre-WWII condition of pure anarchy, and countries should have no obligations to one another—economically, morally or geostrategically—beyond what can be extracted via the application of blunt force and power.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But Arab countries want an end to regional anarchy, not just an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Our government with three separate but co-equal branches exists precisely to prevent this kind of anarchy operating under a thin veneer of fiscal responsibility and shrewd cost-cutting.
—Brian Schatz, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
In the years since, the mask has been adopted as a symbol of anarchy and protest worldwide.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But Arab countries want an end to regional anarchy, not just an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Our government with three separate but co-equal branches exists precisely to prevent this kind of anarchy operating under a thin veneer of fiscal responsibility and shrewd cost-cutting.
—Brian Schatz, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
In the years since, the mask has been adopted as a symbol of anarchy and protest worldwide.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchy
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What To Know One scene in the film has sparked chaos in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom, with social media users sharing the raucous response online.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Despite all of the chaos, the Chicago producer wants his partner back.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 1968, amid urban unrest eerily similar to the tensions today, dedicated scholars built institutes such as the Urban Institute and Johns Hopkins’ Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research to bring rigorous evidence to bear on pressing social problems.—
Andrew V. Papachristos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Political unrest urged by anti-Trump liberals, coupled with attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships due to founder Elon Musk’s close association with the president, appears to be pushing some people to buy guns for self-defense.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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Stock futures plunged and after-hours trading descended into turmoil as Trump pledged steep tariffs on some of the U.S.'s top trading partners.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s tariffs cause turmoil among the markets and U.S. allies.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Hezbollah shares its chronic corruption and misrule with the other militias turned parties that have hollowed out the postwar Lebanese state.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Nobody can disaggregate the effects of international policies from the impact of the Taliban’s awful misrule.—
Delaney Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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