BESTIRRED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bestirred

verb

past tense of bestir

as in awakened

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This case has awakened debates about infanticide laws, which provide legal defenses only to mothers who kill their infant.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
She was awakened in the middle of the night by her barking dog and the sound of a woman screaming in the street.

— City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Race was not a focus of the arguments made to the jury, but the case has stirred racial tensions in the community, with the families and attorneys on both sides receiving threats.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
This shelf-stable pantry staple is made from sweet cream solids and can be stirred right into the dish without dissolving it in liquid beforehand.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

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According to the department, sisters Ava, 5, and Mia, 9, awoke and saw the fire coming from their neighbors’ home.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The fireworks came instead from the Dodgers' slumbering offense, which awoke with Max Muncy's three-run double and Freddie Freeman's RBI single after Skubal departed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Whoever wrote ‘protects the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation’ is no credit to the English language as this phrase is both weak and woke.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Brie Stimson , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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