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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
Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The untethered, anarchic, comic brio of Robbins’ novels feels incompatible with today’s world, as though the intervening years have been explicitly designed to stamp out this spirit and replace it with something that can be bought and sold, something governable.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty years after his death, his influence can be seen everywhere from the anarchic aesthetics of designers like Rick Owens and Charles Jeffrey to the subversive costumes worn by Lady Gaga.
—Kin Woo Gisela Williams Amy Conway Kate Maxwell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The untethered, anarchic, comic brio of Robbins’ novels feels incompatible with today’s world, as though the intervening years have been explicitly designed to stamp out this spirit and replace it with something that can be bought and sold, something governable.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty years after his death, his influence can be seen everywhere from the anarchic aesthetics of designers like Rick Owens and Charles Jeffrey to the subversive costumes worn by Lady Gaga.
—Kin Woo Gisela Williams Amy Conway Kate Maxwell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jorge Saldana-Gonzalez, 44, was arrested on a murder charge following the Saturday, April 5, shooting at Sandra’s Bar, on Alamo’s east side, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hidalgo County.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature of what is considered illicit prompts (i.e., that you aren’t supposed to use), see my coverage at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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It's been found in illicit drug supplies nationwide for decades.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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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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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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His first arrest, Oct. 24, 1918, was for felonious assault.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Jones is charged with second-degree felonious assault and domestic violence to a household member, Esqueda is charged with second-degree felonious assault and Cessna is charged with second-degree domestic violence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As fans may recall at the end of Across the Spider-Verse, Miles discovered that a parallel version of him had transformed into the villainous Prowler in an iteration of Earth that lacks a Spider-Man and features a lawless New York City.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Many of us are not surprised by this behavior from the lawless settlers and the IDF at this point.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cops have unmasked some of the unruly mob at a crazed Queens car meetup that left three NYPD vehicles vandalized, police said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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While reports of unruly riding is citywide, one area that has seen a lot of issues is in the Top of the World neighborhood, near the trailhead for the Woods Canyon Wilderness Park, officials said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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