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
The brouhaha started over when an audio snippet of a verse of an unnamed song began to be recirculated, in both electric and acoustic versions.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
But the changes also align with a price increase for Disney+, which the company quietly announced last month amid the Jimmy Kimmel brouhaha.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The blasts from Chapman, who was suspended for his role in a first-inning benches-clearing brouhaha the previous night but appealed and thus was eligible to play, gave the Giants home runs in 17 straight games.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The brouhaha over questions regarding what really happened in the Jeffrey Epstein case has a fascinating historical reference.
—Tracy Ullman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
But the changes also align with a price increase for Disney+, which the company quietly announced last month amid the Jimmy Kimmel brouhaha.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The blasts from Chapman, who was suspended for his role in a first-inning benches-clearing brouhaha the previous night but appealed and thus was eligible to play, gave the Giants home runs in 17 straight games.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The brouhaha over questions regarding what really happened in the Jeffrey Epstein case has a fascinating historical reference.
—Tracy Ullman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brouhaha
Noun
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On the other side, there was just as much commotion, but these conversations were almost hysterical — and far uglier.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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The commotion was a touching proposal from a couple in the crowd.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Combine the two in a non-reactive container and stir.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her Cornish Rex cat, Rabbit, is sprawled out on the floor, unconcerned by the two birds (Chicken and Charlie) chirping from an adjacent office or a colleague’s gray-haired cat next door, who seems to be causing a stir.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This week, Kenvue, the consumer health spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, found itself at the epicenter of a market tempest this week.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tempest over the logo began last week, when the company announced plans for a simplified design featuring only the company’s name.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite the latest meme stock frenzy, Beyond Meat has nonetheless still fallen 23% so far in 2025 after tumbling 58% in 2024.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Le Creuset sale includes cast iron grills, Dutch ovens for all your soup, stew, and chili needs, coffee mugs, and stoneware baking dishes.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kelliher has served as the longtime chief stew of Below Deck Sailing Yacht since season two debuted in 2021.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These storms can also damage key technological infrastructure, such as by interfering with the flow of electricity in the power grid and causing transformers to overheat and fail.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brouhaha. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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