as in bedlam
a place of uproar or confusion
our house is always a madhouse on school mornings, with five kids and two dogs running around
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Recent Examples of madhouse
Judge pulled his hands inside the pitch and launched a 373-foot line drive off the top of the left field foul pole, turning a three-run deficit into a 6-6 tie and turning Yankee Stadium into a madhouse.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The madhouse of awards season and all its many, many controversies — not to mention an ongoing parade of natural and man-made disasters — has until now perhaps overshadowed some of the year’s lower-stakes joys.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
But things move fast in the Goodison madhouse.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The show biz bona fides firmly located modern experience within the dizzying hall of mirrors that is the mass-media madhouse.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The madhouse of awards season and all its many, many controversies — not to mention an ongoing parade of natural and man-made disasters — has until now perhaps overshadowed some of the year’s lower-stakes joys.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
But things move fast in the Goodison madhouse.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The show biz bona fides firmly located modern experience within the dizzying hall of mirrors that is the mass-media madhouse.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madhouse
Noun
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Bogle is able to cross into the box, where the two strikers are again creating bedlam for the centre-backs.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another centered on a teenage girl (Chloë Sevigny doppelgänger Emma Halleen), whose insecurities blind her to a life that is, on its surface, pretty good, finds a palpable sadness within the bedlam of the show.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One famous economist even took a turn as circus ringleader (more on that later).—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the Triton Troupers Circus prepares to bring big-top excitement back to the area this month, three longtime members reminisced about their first circus experiences and how circuses have changed in recent years.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Madhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madhouse. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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