as in violence
actions that hurt people and destroy things; a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
Movies seem to be filled with murder and mayhem these days. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
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Recent Examples of mayhem
Rick at least throws away the gun Frank got him, so there’s one less weapon to factor into whatever mayhem is coming in the finale.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Gordon was booked into jail on multiple counts, including domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, false imprisonment and concealing evidence, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The attorney filed a challenge with the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, arguing that the mayhem convictions should be reversed.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
New Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is off to a great start in her effort to target deadly enhanced guns that bring criminal mayhem into our communities.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Gordon was booked into jail on multiple counts, including domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, false imprisonment and concealing evidence, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The attorney filed a challenge with the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, arguing that the mayhem convictions should be reversed.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
New Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is off to a great start in her effort to target deadly enhanced guns that bring criminal mayhem into our communities.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
Noun
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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The bonfire of the Teslas: Political violence and the Left That will be a serious slog over the next three-plus years, with the Democratic brand in poor shape.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hate and rationalization of all the provenances of brutality.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The case has drawn national attention to issues of police brutality and racial bias, particularly in how law enforcement engages with individuals with disabilities.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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For the second year in a row, Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will be sidelined due to injury as his team tries to secure a spot in the NBA playoffs.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The suspect is now facing charges of assault with bodily injury with a previous conviction, injury to the elderly, continuous violence against family, resisting arrest and terror threat of family, McLennan County Jail records seen by PEOPLE show.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The report was commissioned after the deadly New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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