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Recent Examples of shambolic
Played with shambolic brilliance by Gary Oldman, Lamb oversees a team at Slough House, a shabby off-site dumping ground for disgraced and rejected agents.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
England were 2-0 down on the night after a shambolic display saw Kosovare Asllani put Sweden ahead in the first two minutes before Stina Blackstenius doubled their lead just over 20 minutes later.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
In the end, the Russian offensive was just shambolic enough to let Ukrainian forces fight a successful delaying action, holding the capital and sucking Putin’s military into a long, bloody slog.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
England were 2-0 down on the night after a shambolic display saw Kosovare Asllani put Sweden ahead in the first two minutes before Stina Blackstenius doubled their lead just over 20 minutes later.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
In the end, the Russian offensive was just shambolic enough to let Ukrainian forces fight a successful delaying action, holding the capital and sucking Putin’s military into a long, bloody slog.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shambolic
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Add to this Senne Lammens, who has brought calm to a previously chaotic goalkeeping situation, and INEOS’ bold approach to the summer window is starting to pay off.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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New York City officials condemn federal immigration raid A chaotic immigration raid in New York City on Tuesday reflected the US government’s widening deportation campaign, drawing outrage from local officials and residents.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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There may not be a more disorderly team in the NFL right now than the Tennessee Titans.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impair daily functioning and can be disabling.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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My childhood had left me with social anxiety and a disordered relationship with food.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shambolic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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