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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
The conversation is anarchic, risqué and serious all at once, much like Mr. McNally.
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Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Not that the ostensibly placid 1950s that preceded the anarchic ’60s were nirvana in New York’s Theater District.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Its table of contents alone is more happily anarchic than most books in their entireties.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Not that the ostensibly placid 1950s that preceded the anarchic ’60s were nirvana in New York’s Theater District.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Its table of contents alone is more happily anarchic than most books in their entireties.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchic
Adjective
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Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they're believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however, the president identified just one potential target: ActBlue, the Democrats’ online fundraising juggernaut, which has acknowledged receiving over 200 potentially illicit contributions last year from foreign internet addresses.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Wetherell wrote that Trump's justification for the tariffs -- both stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the country and resolving a trade imbalance -- is sufficient to satisfy the terms set by Congress.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Liquidity, not hand-wringing, is what will keep a shaky world from cascading into disorderly defaults.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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On April 1, prosecutors dropped the child neglect charge against Anderson and charged her with disorderly conduct and disorderly intoxication, which are both misdemeanors, WESH reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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
Adjective
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She has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and assault or assault and battery.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is the sick global apartheid policy being adopted by this lawless administration.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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By downplaying riders’ fears, advocates have allowed the MTA to be framed as a lawless underground.—
David Garten,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Related Articles Throngs of people formed an unruly line outside, possibly leading passerby to believe the legendary warehouse sale had somehow been revived.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), there was one unruly passenger reported for every 568 flights in 2022 — up from one per 835 flights in 2021.—
Isabelle Rodney,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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