as in commotion
informal + usually disapproving
great excitement or concern about something
A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
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Recent Examples of brouhaha
After a goalie stoppage, J.T. Miller found anybody who was willing, resulting in the third brouhaha.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
After the lights went down, the hope was that the brouhaha happening outside the theater would fade into the background and all that would matter would be what was happening onscreen.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
And despite the brouhaha that has surrounded the amnesty deal, Sánchez’s approach to Catalonia has been undeniably successful.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
But the brouhaha about Commissioner Todd Weaver’s 67-year-old lakefront home looks likely to continue.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
After the lights went down, the hope was that the brouhaha happening outside the theater would fade into the background and all that would matter would be what was happening onscreen.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
And despite the brouhaha that has surrounded the amnesty deal, Sánchez’s approach to Catalonia has been undeniably successful.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
But the brouhaha about Commissioner Todd Weaver’s 67-year-old lakefront home looks likely to continue.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brouhaha
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Despite the commotion their accidental twinning caused online, Roach — who was filmed cooly reacting to seeing Sawai on the carpet — confirms that the vibes are all good not only between the two stars, but also between himself and Sawai's stylist.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Many things emboldened me to create this commotion.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Cannes, the famous international film festival in the south of France, is underway – and is causing a stir with its new dress code rules.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Sounds simple enough, but additive-free tequila has caused a stir in Mexico and elsewhere.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Even Fox News, known for finding even the tiniest silver lining in any Trump tempest, offered little relief to the president’s MAGA supporters in light of recent polls.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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The dampened investor mood over AI — relative to the frenzy over the theme in 2024, at least — doesn’t reflect the priorities of companies, which are still spending on AI infrastructure and leveraging the technology to find new revenue streams.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Today’s tariff frenzy is not really motivated by a concern for military threats, anyway.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
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From Filipino Restaurant Month in April to Filipino Heritage Month in June, there would be colorful clothes, folk dances and traditional food like crispy lumpia, marinated and grilled pork belly, and beef stew.—
Claire Rush and Gene Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The bulb can be used like traditional garlic; either raw in salad dressing or chopped and cooked to flavor risottos, soups, stews, pasta dishes, and vegetables.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2025
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An intelligent outbound messaging feature allows proactive communication during events like storms or routine billing cycles.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brouhaha. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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