THREE-RING CIRCUSES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

three-ring circuses

noun

plural of three-ring circus

as in bedlams

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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circuses

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By now, not even third-rate circuses would hire me, much less an outfit like Hep Spyder’s, the World’s Famous Bushwick Circus.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
The best World Cup base camps have tended to be quiet ones, with squads that hole up in small towns and bond away from the spotlight routinely outlasting teams stationed amid bigger circuses.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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