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as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread
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as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind
a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves
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as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests
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as in alarms
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 flurries
Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves across California were not enough to reverse the damage.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Light snow flurries were falling.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
Neither that, nor Monday’s snow flurries, stopped Jennifer Hall and her family from making their own Magic City hoodies and proudly wearing them to the game at State Farm Arena.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Scattered flurries are possible in the afternoon and evening, with the chance of a snow squall in the Poconos.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Roselle resident didn’t mind the chill in the air or snow flurries on Saturday.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The weather on Friday and Saturday is expected to be nice with temperatures reaching the 60s and 70s, while Sunday could bring rain and flurries of snow.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, snow flurries pick up again with the forecast calling for an inch of snowfall.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves across California were not enough to reverse the damage.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Light snow flurries were falling.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
Neither that, nor Monday’s snow flurries, stopped Jennifer Hall and her family from making their own Magic City hoodies and proudly wearing them to the game at State Farm Arena.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Scattered flurries are possible in the afternoon and evening, with the chance of a snow squall in the Poconos.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Roselle resident didn’t mind the chill in the air or snow flurries on Saturday.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The weather on Friday and Saturday is expected to be nice with temperatures reaching the 60s and 70s, while Sunday could bring rain and flurries of snow.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, snow flurries pick up again with the forecast calling for an inch of snowfall.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
Noun
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Videos recorded by passengers show sparks and bursts of flame coming from the engine, lighting up the night sky as the aircraft gained altitude.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Northwest winds will keep a chill in the air, with gusts reaching 20 to 25 mph downtown and up to 30 mph near the water and atop Twin Peaks.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, the Explosive News Lego videos have become inescapable artifacts of an international conflict that was already generating barrages of digital content.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine has developed advance drone technology to counter Russian barrages and is offering to help Gulf countries block Iranian drone attacks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whether that future excites or alarms fans, the law—not nostalgia or tradition—will determine who suits up in March.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The development of Moltbook, with AI bots forming their own social media, alarms him.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s outbursts bespoke the frustration of a thoroughly incompetent ruler who began a war with no plan for how to conduct or conclude it and was unprepared for Iran’s resistance.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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It’s been nearly two months since the BAFTA Film Awards were upended by a series of profoundly upsetting outbursts during the February ceremony.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But outside of these rare exceptions, Mario’s pugilism was quickly retired in lieu of hammer hits and kid-friendly blows.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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As a new generation of commanders rises within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following recent military blows under Operation Epic Fury, analysts warn that this ideology may become even more entrenched.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trooper, which sells a 75-item box equipped with water pouches, meal bars, and a hand-crank radio, designed to sustain a family of four for 72 hours, built its kits after the 2024 floods but has found an altogether different audience since the missile and drone volleys started, AGBI reported.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Israel struck the South Pars gas field last Wednesday, and Iran retaliated with its own volleys on the world’s largest LNG facility, in Qatar, alongside other Gulf energy assets.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Minneapolis — Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, whose detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked global outrage earlier this year, constantly worries about being detained once again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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