as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike
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Recent Examples of flurried
Meanwhile, a team of flat-out-astounding camera-handlers and stagehands flurried around her like puppeteers around a hypercomplex marionette, turning an almost-empty stage into a Technicolor whirlwind of character and story.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurried
Verb
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Danes had been alarmed by media accounts of European tourists being held in immigrant-detention centers.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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The images alarmed many onlookers, watchdogs and people whose photos had been manipulated, and there was a sustained pushback on X leading up to the change.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some victims reported feeling violated and disturbed by the trend, with many saying their reports to X went unanswered and images remained live on the platform.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, some homeowners as far as Plainville and Southington say they, too, are disturbed by the sound and have spent the last year and a half pushing their local governments to act.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is a president who is distracted by things that don't matter to the American people at a moment where the American people are in crisis.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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Even the most emotionally invested of us can get distracted.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The cold never bothered them anyway.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Long stretches of solitude neither bothered him nor appeared to impair his sociability.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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But for the town of Telluride, business owners are worried the damage from the ski patrol strike may take longer to undo.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In viticulture, organic and biodynamic farming resonate with both today’s health and environmentally conscious drinkers and an ever-increasing number of winemakers worried about climate change.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Where camellia bud drop is concerned, Nuccio says this can result either from lack of water or moisture resting on the buds, which can be especially problematic on the coast.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the cold temperatures sweep through the South this winter, you may be concerned about bundling up and the beauty mistakes that could be ruining your skin.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Carol has missed Zosia’s company, even in those times when she’s agitated by her.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that after receiving more than two dozen drinks from crew members, the man became disoriented and agitated while trying to find his room.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Afterward, McKeigue said, she and her younger son, Christian Gingras, were left unsettled.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Van der Velden understands why the idea of a synthetic performer unsettled people, especially in a business already raw from layoffs, strikes and contraction.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Flurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurried. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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