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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
Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As the rain and snow fall, flurries can melt, mix together and refreeze just before hitting the ground, according to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Boise office.
—Hali Smith
april 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
From one end skates Wisconsin, racking up upsets and scoring in flurries.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 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
Noun
The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As the rain and snow fall, flurries can melt, mix together and refreeze just before hitting the ground, according to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Boise office.
—Hali Smith
april 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
From one end skates Wisconsin, racking up upsets and scoring in flurries.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
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Even activities like playing video games and watching TV, according to Yasinski, can be helpful if done in short bursts.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Apply irrigation slowly, water in the early morning when temperatures are lower, and water in long sessions rather than short bursts.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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With no rain in the forecast and a steady breeze with gusts of 20 to 25 mph, conditions are ripe for any fires that start to spread quickly, the National Weather Service said.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The northern Outer Banks experienced gusts of 20 to 25 mph on Wednesday, and there was a moderate risk of rip currents, the National Weather Service said.—
Mark Price
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Russia launched one of its largest barrages of drones and missiles on Ukraine this year, killing more than a dozen and wounding more than 100 people across the country, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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The north especially has been affected by what locals have described locals as nonstop barrages, especially since Hezbollah joined the war.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
6 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
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Before the emotional outbursts at the meeting Thursday, Kinnear-Rausch, Little and Williams all expressed their heartbreak over the death of Jaxon and pledged to fix problems that led to the tragedy.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But, unexpectedly, its film version released that same year became a midnight movie phenom, marked by its impromptu audience outbursts and eventually becoming a counter-culture landmark, widening the generational divide even further.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Russian military appears to be losing some ground in Ukraine, contrary to claims by Moscow’s top brass; Ukrainian strikes are delivering damaging blows to vital Russian oil and gas infrastructure; and drone strikes by Kyiv have disrupted life in the Russian capital before.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Minnesota didn’t absorb or respond to the blows.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since the new Lifetime Fitness center first welcomed pickleball and tennis enthusiasts to its indoor courts in May 2025, volleys and lessons have occasionally paused for a beer break at the self-pour beer and wine station in the clubhouse.—
Noah Daly
April 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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With irrigation shrinking and solar replacing crops, longtime farmworker Rosa Ramirez worries about disappearing jobs.—
Jeff St. John,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than anything, Arca worries about safety in the shelter — but not from the war.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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