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as in bedlam
a place of uproar or confusion
on opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel
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as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the babel of wheeling and dealing that can be heard at the stock exchange every day
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Its trading floor — the setting for most of the hostile financial bedlam — was last seen smothered in tarpaulin while awaiting closure after the bank was acquired by an Egyptian sovereign wealth fund.—
Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
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Boise State isn’t immune to the struggles brought on by the transfer bedlam.—
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Integrated linear actuators provide high power density with low noise, supporting stable, agile, and coordinated whole-body movement.—
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There are two immutable truths that govern the NFL playoffs — unwritten rules that cut through the noise of EPA models and talking-head bluster.—
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In the fourth quarter, Soldier Field was an absolute madhouse with 60,000-plus waving towels, chewing fingernails, frothing at the mouth and … grating cheese?—
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Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.—
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An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.—
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The people want to see Varang’s fierce roars!—
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The idea of a 10% rate cap has all the seriousness of bread-and-circuses governance.—
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Now, four decades on, two new books return to the shooting, and to the circus that followed, from very different perspectives.—
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The gift basket included items such as a rattle, books, swaddles, and a blanket, along with other essentials for new parents.—
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
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The powerful Sun clashes with Chiron by way of your chatter quadrant and your habit zone, encouraging you to address a tricky situation at work or in your neighborhood with courageous calm.—
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Stephen Miran’s term as governor ends in January, and there has been chatter about potential retirements, particularly Vice Chair Philip Jefferson.—
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The din registers as cheering, not deafening.—
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On their first scoring drive, Lawrence and the Jaguars actually benefitted from the din that rattled Empower Field when Jacksonville was flagged for a false start.—
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“Babel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babel. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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