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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
the site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now
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2
as in venture
chiefly British
a risky undertaking
most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in to flap
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work
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Recent Examples of flutter
Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
These subsequently compound on top of one another, further amplifying or minimizing facial movements like mouth size, eyelid flutters, and head tilts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Romantic connections will sweeten up by April 30 regardless, as your amorous ruler Venus finally flutters back into your relationship sector, softening your heart to the healing magic of love.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The water rushing along the road flutters The dress on the corpse of a woman,
As the city descends long days and nights
Into legend, which won’t compensate for its disasters.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
These subsequently compound on top of one another, further amplifying or minimizing facial movements like mouth size, eyelid flutters, and head tilts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter as screens display the Hang Seng Index outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on January 21, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Romantic connections will sweeten up by April 30 regardless, as your amorous ruler Venus finally flutters back into your relationship sector, softening your heart to the healing magic of love.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
Noun
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But the Magic were playing their best all-around game of the series up until the flurry of fouls by Banchero.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the selling returned on Wednesday, with the weak GDP report raising concerns that the chaos caused by Trump’s policy flurry may have already pushed the economy toward a recession before any substantial trade deals are enacted.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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Much of World Liberty Financial's operation is still shrouded in mystery, but its founders have touted its ambitious goal of integrating their venture into the everyday traditional retail system.—
Soo Rin Kim,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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To Save Your Passwords, Microsoft Warns App Users Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, May 3rd Cleaning is often seen as unglamorous, labor-intensive work, deterring those chasing trendier ventures.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Just don’t get too set on a bedtime—the aurora borealis might surprise you by flitting across the sky on a cloudless night.—
Maggie Fuller,
AFAR Media,
23 Apr. 2025
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Through swaths of bright, blinding sunshine, punctuated by the flitting shadows of clouds.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The doves in the poignant, almost twenty-five-hundred-year-old sculpture look very much like the pigeons walking and flapping around the museum’s plaza along Fifth Avenue, out front.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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From their Alaskan breeding grounds, the curlews will make an epic migration of at least 2,500 miles to northwestern Hawaii—and some will even flap as far as the South Pacific, tacking an additional 1,250 miles onto their journey.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Whimsical, preppy, and versatile, these hues add a burst of freshness into any space, designers say.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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April 2025 The Star: The cards suggest April will bring a refreshing burst of hope and clarity for you, Aries, as The Star invites you to reconnect with your dreams and aspirations.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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However, both of them will be highly scrutinized moving forward, as will the Ravens’ decision-makers for taking a second-round gamble on Green.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Beijing knows a full-scale invasion would risk direct war with the U.S., a destructive gamble for China’s already wobbly economy at a time when Trump has added 145% tariffs to its burdens.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As Duren cut-off Brunson’s lane, Bridges created one of his own: His man, Malik Beasley, turned his head towards the paint, and Bridges darted to the top of the key.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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From pole, Hamilton darted in front of Verstappen and kept him at bay heading into Turn 1.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Deep shadows settle into the brickwork on each building, giving every texture a sense of depth missing from the original release, and the flicker from fires makes even lonely alleyways feel alive with action as flames lick and light and shadow dance around dynamically.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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This statement represents quite the departure for a monetary authority that has greeted every flicker of economic trouble with lashings of cheap money.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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