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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
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.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
But for the foreseeable future, both will be struggling to make sure that the anarchic piece of geopolitical real estate between them does not undermine their national security.
—Kamran Bokhari, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2022
Deutsch argued that the countries of the North Atlantic region offered the most advanced form of this effort to dampen and even eliminate the anarchic causes of war.
—Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
And compounding all this is a breakdown of public order among this starving and desperate population, with anarchic fights over food turning deadly.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
But for the foreseeable future, both will be struggling to make sure that the anarchic piece of geopolitical real estate between them does not undermine their national security.
—Kamran Bokhari, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2022
Deutsch argued that the countries of the North Atlantic region offered the most advanced form of this effort to dampen and even eliminate the anarchic causes of war.
—Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
And compounding all this is a breakdown of public order among this starving and desperate population, with anarchic fights over food turning deadly.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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Ver’s case also serves as a reminder that with criminal tax matters, the U.S. government has certain helpful provisions in the tax law that can extend the statute of limitations.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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All four broke with party leaders in Sacramento to support Proposition 36, the criminal justice reform measure that passed with overwhelming support.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The younger Biden had denied use of illicit drugs while filling out that form — a claim that was a lie, as some tawdry testimony at his trial made clear.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Assisting him in this illicit venture was his son, Daniel Lins and Yilmaz Tozturkan, a nightclub bouncer.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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He was released on bond after paying a $500 disorderly intoxication fine and a $150 citation for trespassing.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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Scott was released on bond after paying $500 on the disorderly intoxication charge and $150 on the trespassing charge.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
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
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Stiles pleaded guilty in 2005 to felonious assault after he was accused of hitting and shaking his girlfriend's infant son, Carl Legget Jr., causing brain damage.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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In September, Myra’s grandmother, 43-year-old Mia Harris, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, and on Oct. 29 she was sentenced to nine to 12 years in prison.John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Russian war against Ukraine has been equally cruel and equally lawless, in many instances copying tactics used in Syria.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s party recoiled, if only briefly, from the lawless violence of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Style: Rail-thin in sunglasses, black suit and unruly pompadour; Dylan accouterments include acoustic guitar, harmonica and ever-present cigarette.Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nature and — most importantly — unruly, winding vegetative shapes, feature prominently in Monument Valley 3.Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchic. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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