as in circus
a place of uproar or confusion
the house has been a three-ring circus ever since the kids got back from summer camp
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Not to mention that Taylor’s productions are like three-ring circuses.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
It's always been at once an alternative to politics as usual and an intensification of what politics as usual has been drifting toward for a long time now: a gaudy spectacle that's equal parts entertainment, fantasy, fraud, and three-ring circus performed before mutually exclusive cheering mobs.
—Damon Linker, TheWeek, 4 Dec. 2020
As of right now, Zipolite is less accessible than other popular Mexican beach destinations — than, say, the three-ring circus that has subsumed Cancún.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Indeed, the three-ring circus (the packed venues, rows of photographers crowding street corners, and heavy traffic) often associated with New York Fashion Week will presumably be absent.
—Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Aug. 2020
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
It's always been at once an alternative to politics as usual and an intensification of what politics as usual has been drifting toward for a long time now: a gaudy spectacle that's equal parts entertainment, fantasy, fraud, and three-ring circus performed before mutually exclusive cheering mobs.
—Damon Linker, TheWeek, 4 Dec. 2020
As of right now, Zipolite is less accessible than other popular Mexican beach destinations — than, say, the three-ring circus that has subsumed Cancún.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Indeed, the three-ring circus (the packed venues, rows of photographers crowding street corners, and heavy traffic) often associated with New York Fashion Week will presumably be absent.
—Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Aug. 2020
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