as in violence
actions that hurt people and destroy things; a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
Movies seem to be filled with murder and mayhem these days. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
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Recent Examples of mayhem
One person was injured in the mayhem; that person has not been publicly identified.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 June 2025
In other recent subway mayhem, a man arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a female straphanger’s toes while exposing himself at a Greenwich Village subway station was released one day after being nabbed by police.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The video below shows Stitch driving on the Disney Burbank lot in his little car, doing donuts and wrecking mayhem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 June 2025
In other recent subway mayhem, a man arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a female straphanger’s toes while exposing himself at a Greenwich Village subway station was released one day after being nabbed by police.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The video below shows Stitch driving on the Disney Burbank lot in his little car, doing donuts and wrecking mayhem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
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Researchers and experts cite many reasons for this, including the rise of gun violence, food insecurity, and health care accessibility.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 July 2025
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Meanwhile, in the world’s most dire humanitarian crisis, where access for emergency food and medical workers has been made increasingly difficult by warring parties, people are fleeing violence on foot, children are malnourished, and Sudanese are dying from treatable conditions.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Kenya’s biggest cities have been roiled for days by protesters demonstrating against stagnating growth, soaring inequality, and police brutality.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The entire world needs to stand up and condemn the severe incident, which again reveals the brutality of Hamas.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
6 July 2025
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Samir had been shot in the back, and died of his injuries, Police Chief Todd Bettison said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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Since going down with Covid-19 during Women’s Euro 2022, a succession of injuries have limited Miedema’s international appearances.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who is associated with the Gaza Tribunal, admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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Gaza would be razed, much like Dresden or Hiroshima, in order to eliminate the danger of terror attacks on Israel coming from Gaza.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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