ensuing chaos

collocation in English

meaningsofensuingandchaos

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ensuing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈsjuː.ɪŋ/us
/ɪnˈsuː.ɪŋ/
happening after something and because ...
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chaos
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkeɪ.ɒs/us
/ˈkeɪ.ɑːs/
a state of total confusion with ...
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(Definition ofensuingandchaosfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theensuingchaoswas surpassed only in the retribution exacted by the royal court.
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He said that if the police are not involved, public safety would be put at risk by theensuingchaos.
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Theensuingchaoscould thus have been foreseen.
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He would need theensuingchaosto achieve his ambitions.
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Theensuingchaosin the hostile ranks would enable the mughal armies to defeat the enemy's troops.
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Spike frees the werewolf as the soldiers burst in, and escapes in theensuingchaos.
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The aim was to release it onto the streets, hoping to use theensuingchaosto their advantage.
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In theensuingchaos, 11 were injured and 7 cars were damaged.
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The group ends up separated once again in theensuingchaos.
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In theensuingchaos, the reindeer herds were all but decimated, with the farm no longer receiving any government support.
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Theensuingchaosallows him and his commandos to get inside before the blast doors close.
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Survivalism predicts the collapse of society and advocates preparedness measures necessary to survive theensuingchaos.
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Numerous lives were lost due to theensuingchaoscaused by the obsession with the book.
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In theensuingchaos, the heavily outnumbered police fell back to the shelter of the police "chowki" while the angry mob advanced.
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Theensuingchaosescalates in a riot, resulting in the deaths of most of those in the camp.
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In theensuingchaosand stampede 13 of the patrons of the nightclub died.
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In theensuingchaos, the three captives escaped, leaving the two hijackers on board.
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Many more panicked and in theensuingchaosfell into the ditch and died.
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The camera then pans to the nearby streets where bystanders were struck, and to pedestrians trying to hide behind buildings during theensuingchaos.
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Although she hoped for theensuingchaos, she later regrets it.
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