flurries 1 of 2

plural of flurry
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flurries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flurry

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flurries
Noun
Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
Noun
  • But that does not stop him from making an impact in smaller bursts.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Bassitt, Schneider said, is stretched out enough to pitch in short bursts or log four to five innings.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know Wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph could bring down trees and power lines from southeastern Virginia to southern New England, while rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches may lead to urban flooding, said an advisory from AccuWeather shared with .
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Recent barrages of Russian missiles and drones have seriously damaged Ukrainian gas production and caused extensive power cuts across the country.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Having friends secures Israel’s place in the region and the world, as the remarkable coordinated response to Iranian missile barrages should’ve made clear.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Droplet outbursts from onion cutting.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But earlier, with the ceasefire on the verge of being cemented, Israel and Hamas continued to trade blows.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Dances With Wolves star nearly came to blows with his costar Wes Bentley during a tense altercation on the set of Taylor Sheridan's neo-Western series, THR reported.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
    Dan Gooding Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The latest not-quite-smoking-gun claim concerns a potential exomoon that may be erupting to spew debris onto and around its host planet.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Bubble concerns Stocks — particularly those related to AI — have soared this year.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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