1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
Christmas morning at our house is always marked by pandemonium
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2
as in hell
capitalized
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
a surrealist painting in which all the torments of Pandemonium are vividly depicted
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Recent Examples of pandemonium
Horrified by the monster standing before them, the audience erupts into pandemonium and starts to attack, ripping off limbs and severing heads.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Eyewitness accounts described pandemonium as emergency services arrived.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In one Season 6 episode, Mel and Jack volunteered to babysit Charmaine’s twin babies at their cabin, making for a baby-dog pandemonium.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
In any case, Karen sees the opportunity to strike back, and does so without hesitation, criticizing Mia for letting her kids get involved in the pandemonium of her personal life.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Eyewitness accounts described pandemonium as emergency services arrived.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In one Season 6 episode, Mel and Jack volunteered to babysit Charmaine’s twin babies at their cabin, making for a baby-dog pandemonium.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
In any case, Karen sees the opportunity to strike back, and does so without hesitation, criticizing Mia for letting her kids get involved in the pandemonium of her personal life.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pandemonium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemonium
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More than 24 hours later, it was stolen, but a commotion soon followed.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Chappell Roan had come up and there was a lot of commotion as there is on these carpets.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the day, police officers had to also address other disturbances, such as fights among the crowd, people climbing vehicles and medical emergencies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Fever or illness, or being dehydrated, can trigger sleep disturbances.—
Arielle Tschinkel,
Parents,
12 Feb. 2025
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This inferno killed at least 12 people, both civilians and firefighters.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Most of all, the recurring visions of flames and matches that flicker through the depraved fever dreams of Wild at Heart (1990), a movie in which incandescent imagery looms so large that the opening credits unfold against an inferno of Halloween-orange flames.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: This isn't the first time the use of AI at graduation has caused a stir on campus.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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This caused a stir since Portnoy endorsed Donald Trump, and Swift was an outspoken supporter of opposing candidate Kamala Harris.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Farrell played Oswald Cobb under layers of prosthetics, which didn’t stop him from delivering a surprisingly heartbreaking performance as Oz ascended to the top of Gotham’s criminal underworld, at great cost.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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Jabba’s death at the hands of Princess Leia has left a power vacuum in the criminal underworld once ruled over by the powerful Hutt cartel.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Her testimony provided fresh insight into her views on presidential power and the Education Department's role in overseeing K-12 schools and colleges, and her take on the ongoing turmoil at the agency she is expected to manage.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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By refusing to disarm or permit alternative governance, Hamas has condemned innocent civilians to endure relentless turmoil.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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In high school sports, things can change in a hurry.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Pandemonium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemonium. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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