Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestirred
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One night, Altman took an Ambien, only to be awakened by his husband, an Australian coder named Oliver Mulherin, who told him that Sutskever was wavering, and that people were telling Altman to speak with the board.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
The four astronauts will be awakened after about four hours to perform an additional engine firing that will put Orion into the correct orbital geometry for its translunar injection (TLI) burn on flight day 2.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Changes over the last few years in the Bonnie Brae business district, along University Boulevard and east of Washington Park, stirred angst among community members.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pritzker has yet to decide whether to opt into the program, which has stirred fierce opposition from public school advocates and the Chicago Teachers Union.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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There, the tortoise became visibly aroused seeing another tortoise.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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When a roadster with a rumble seat came out of the fire road and turned west toward Clam Lake, the wardens’ suspicions were aroused.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Purge woke politics and let NASA do its job.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bestirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestirred. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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