as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boys' bedroom was in its usual disarray
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
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Recent Examples of disarray
Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
Israel’s escalating offensive in Lebanon has killed dozens of Hezbollah members, including its top leaders, leaving the group in disarray.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 2 Apr. 2021
Culley assumes a tough challenge of changing the culture of a Texans franchise that in the last year has gone from playoff squad to disarray.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
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Noun
In order to surveil the property after finding the place in disarray, the family installs security cameras, which, of course, start capturing very different presences than simple robbers.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
Israel’s escalating offensive in Lebanon has killed dozens of Hezbollah members, including its top leaders, leaving the group in disarray.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Eslam Negm is no stranger to disarray on the Suez Canal.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2021
Culley assumes a tough challenge of changing the culture of a Texans franchise that in the last year has gone from playoff squad to disarray.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarray
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Finding a way to start over The havoc from Cyclone Freddy was widespread across several countries, displacing 650,000 people from their homes in Malawi alone.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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Just like hiking the Appalachian Trail, volunteers and officials agreed the repairs and cleanup after Helene’s havoc would be a complex journey for the trail’s enormous community.Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Focus on unlikely but possible events that could massively disrupt the market.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Plans to position it as an awards-season contender were disrupted when Italy snubbed Oscar-winner Sorrentino and chose Maura Delpero’s Venice Silver Lion winner Vermiglio as its entry for best international feature.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lioness is a mess of political signifiers without a coherent political worldview.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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The trick is to work out how the complicated mess of standards, confusing acronyms, and sci-fi-sounding features translate to better Wi-Fi in your home.Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Things could be shuffled here soon after three linemen left the game with injuries.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Get ready for non-stop assassin action as chaos ensues in the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life of Sakamoto and his comrades!Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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For all the nighttime bustle on display — the heave of people, the constant activity and chaos — Kapadia shoots with a flair for the illusory.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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The team wants Alex Mill to be more of a household name brand without getting too big to manage properly, or so expansive as to confuse the customer with many fashion messages.David Moin, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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The photos, not graphic but disturbing all the same, were allegedly taken at the scene of the Delphi murders — the double homicide of two best friends, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in rural Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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The skit started with the actors seeming disturbed.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Disarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarray. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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