three-ring circus

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Synonyms: three ring circus, three-ring circuses

Antonyms: three ring circus, three-ring circuses

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A large circus in which three separate [[performance]]s, each within its own [[circular]] [[enclosure]], are staged [[simultaneous]]ly before a single audience.
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic|by extension}} A [[disorderly]], [[complicated]], rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of [[bewilderment]], [[amazement]], or [[amusement]].

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