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helter-skelter1 of 3

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as inrandom
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or patternpapers, books, and unopened mail were stackedhelter-skelter on the desk

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helter-skelter

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adverb

helter-skelter

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noun

as incommotion
a state of noisy, confused activityin thehelter-skelter at the amusement park the child got separated from his parents

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Recent Examples ofhelter-skelter
Adjective
The opening quarter-hour produced a fast buthelter-skeltershowing.The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023After ahelter-skelterstart, Mr. Vovk and his top managers reorganized.Patricia Cohen,New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
Adverb
Meanwhile, the Nuggets showed their championship mettle in ahelter-skelterwin in the final seconds.Tyler Everett,MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025The Knicks led ahelter-skeltermatch 103-92 with just over eight minutes to go, but a 20-2 Detroit run over the next five-and-a-half minutes carried the Pistons to a seven-point advantage.Fred Katz,New York Times, 2 May 2025For millions of employers around the country, the Trump administration'shelter-skelterapproach to imposing tariffs on key trading partners, along with just about every other country on the planet, has been challenging, corporate executives and small business owners have told CBS News.Alain Sherter,CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025The president’s approach to tariffs illustrates how hishelter-skeltermind works.Nolan Finley,Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025With theirhelter-skelter, pressing style, the Grizzlies are a balanced team.Don Norcross,San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025Somehow, with their final timeout unused, the Bears let the game’s final 32 seconds tick away with only one snap being taken — ahelter-skelter, audibled deep shot from Williams to Rome Odunze that fell incomplete as time expired.Dan Wiederer,Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024And how did the home crowd react to their new manager after the oftenhelter-skelterperformances of Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp?Gregg Evans,The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024The top row is fairly straight, just without the unnatural white hue of a modern Marvel star; the bottom row goeshelter-skelter.Joel Kim Booster,Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms forhelter-skelter
  1. hurried
  2. random
  3. frantically
  4. commotion
  5. wildly
  6. hurry
  7. headlong
  8. arbitrary
Adjective
  • This comes as the Trump administration has faced growing criticisms for itshurriedproceedings to remove as many noncitizens from the country as quickly as possible.
    Alana Wise,NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In Alentejo, food is meant to be shared, and time at the table is neverhurried, and this is a central element of the experience at São Lourenço do Barrocal.
    Monica Mendal,Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • If myrandomand unscientific survey of some French opinion at all represents the nation’s as a whole, then the debut of Donald Trump’s America has left some French triste — a bit sad, even brokenhearted, and also wary and vigilant.
    Patt Morrison,Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
  • This is not arandomperson who suddenly morphs into a public figure and is naïve about the kinds of questions reporters tend to ask.
    Michael McCann,Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
Adverb
  • For a time, all is chaos, the menfranticallyrunning, apparently without direction or strategy.
    Jeannette Catsoulis,New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • The menfranticallybegan waving at an approaching car.
    Miami Herald Archives,Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Chateau Elan’s allure may come from its stunning grounds and impressive wine roster, but there’s a creativecommotionhappening in the kitchens.
    Rai Mincey,Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • An employee at a Mercedes-Benz overflow lot, who did not want to be named, heard the rapid gunfire and raced to thecommotionto see what was going on.
    Devoun Cetoute,Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Including: a Hitchcockian crime feature with high-fashion sensibilities, a culinary film that critiques perfectionism in a manner that would make Whiplash proud, and awildlyunderrated psychological thriller with one of the most demented performances in recent memory.
    Travis Bean,Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Mark Henry is anotherwildlyformer Olympian, having won the World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW Championship, and the WWF European Championship.
    Jeremy Hanna,MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • And with good reason; the scenes depicted in the film still pack a punch in 2025, and the like won’t be seen again in ahurry.
    Damon Wise,Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • That will change in ahurryif the Tar Heels win, of course.
    Stewart Mandel,New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • In hisheadlongrush to success, an oddball comedian abandons his most loyal allies.
    Ellise Shafer,Variety, 7 May 2025
  • In hisheadlongrush to replace Pax Americana with America First, Mr. Trump has left the world fumbling to adjust to a new landscape, the contours of which are still in flux.
    Mark Landler,New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even the country’s closest democratic allies and largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, faced ridicule, seeminglyarbitraryimport tax rates, and threats of territorial ambition.
    Michael Wilner,Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Trump also began arguing that the border drawn between the U.S. and Canada is justarbitrary.
    Mary Kekatos,ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Helter-skelter.”Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helter-skelter. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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