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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestirred
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Some were awakened by explosions; others pulled back their curtains in the early hours to see plumes of black smoke rising above the city.—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
4 June 2026 -
Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The curds will melt slightly when stirred into hot oatmeal, adding a creamy texture and saltiness.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
10 Dec. 2025
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Besides generating news, and flashbacks, the season stirred passions, resulting in a lengthy wishlist of must-haves.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
2 Dec. 2025
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Overview The emergence of teleSUR has aroused significant interest due to its uniqueness of being the first regional television channel purely financed by more than three Latin American states.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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There may be many spouses out there who are aroused by mother-in-law cosplay.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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The public finally awoke to GPU‑driven AI when OpenAI released GPT‑3, better known through the ChatGPT interface, in late 2022.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 July 2025
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Before the first practice of preseason camp, some 120 football players awoke at Selleck Hall.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Carmen Capo woke to loud banging on her window.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.—
Heather McCambly,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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“Bestirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestirred. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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