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as in anarchical
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
disorderly mobs roamed the streets after the fall of the city
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as in chaotic
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
disorderly piles of clothes on various tables about the room
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Recent Examples of disorderly
He was released on bond after paying $500 on the disorderly intoxication charge and $150 on the trespassing charge.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Anyone hosting or attending a dance in the community could face arrest on disorderly misconduct and trespassing charges, according to the documents.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
The arrest came two months after he was arrested in Florida on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
Weeks was charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Anyone hosting or attending a dance in the community could face arrest on disorderly misconduct and trespassing charges, according to the documents.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
The arrest came two months after he was arrested in Florida on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
Weeks was charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorderly
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Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real-time, which then became legend.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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The snippets of him so far are entertainingly chaotic.Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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In September 2019, a grand jury declined to indict Amy on criminal charges after he was accused of financial exploitation and following an investigation by the Texas Rangers.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The investigation could lead to a wide range of legal outcomes, including, as detailed below, criminal charges, civil lawsuits and NCAA sanctions.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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As someone who’s trying to clear out space on their bar cart, having a ton of bottles to make one drink isn’t fun and can also just be messy.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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In recent years, former top officials in NASA’s human-spaceflight program have taken jobs at SpaceX. In the meantime, though, more SpaceX flights—and more power for Musk—could be messy, or even dangerous.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The current state of his ’stache, more tweezed than Hughes’s rebellious bushy caterpillar, is owed to that role.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Tired of the toxic culture within the group, Veronica teams up with her rebellious new boyfriend, J.D. (played by Christian Slater), and things quickly spiral out of control as their plot to take down the Heathers turns deadly.Jane LaCroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Pulp Fiction filmmaker sang the praises of director Todd Phillips' controversial comic book sequel Joker: Folie à Deux in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis podcast, opining that Phillips adopted the anarchic spirit of the main character while helming the movie.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Starring as the eponymous judge, Newman helps weave a classic tale of the old west, but with a fresh, anarchic style to match the time in which it was made.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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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
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Though a human would probably be able to figure out how to escape from a random room, even a highly mobile robot would get confused and waste time looking for doors in nonsensical places like the floors and ceiling.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The conversation left her confused and gutted — with dozens of questions that could take more than a year to resolve.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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In the second incident, which took place after 6 p.m., multiple officers were summoned to a section of the stadium where three allegedly unruly fans were ejected but refused to exit, the body camera video shows.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their personas seem derived from the unruly and edgy rockstars of the past.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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