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flurries 1 of 2

noun

plural of flurry
1
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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2
as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves

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3
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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flurries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flurry
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
Noun
Chelsea spent long stretches of the first half in survival mode as Arsenal roared onto the front foot after that shock opener, conjuring furious flurries of pressure from open play and set pieces. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Just as real snow flurries often do, this portrayal of that weather lifted my heart. — Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026 Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us. — Harry H. Edel, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
  1. bursts
  2. gusts
  3. barrages
  4. alarms
  5. outbursts
  6. blows
  7. volleys
  8. worries
Noun
  • That flexibility makes flow batteries particularly relevant to long-duration storage, where systems may need to deliver electricity for several hours rather than simply provide short bursts of backup power.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Could Civale maybe be used in shorter bursts, meaning he could be used more often?
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • Thunderstorms on Monday also brought heavy rain and strong wind gusts in Tucson, Arizona, prompting water rescues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Relative humidity values are between 10-20% Monday, with the strongest wind gusts occurring north of Sacramento this morning and midday.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrages
Verb
  • That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Definition of alarms
Noun
  • There have also been repeated public outbursts from Diomansy Kamara, Sarr’s agent, about Palace’s handling of his client while Sarr himself removed all references to Palace on his social media platforms.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Such criticism formed a fault line that ran from the cultural commentary of the ’20s to the outbursts of Beats, folkies, and academics in the ’50s.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of volleys
Verb
  • Ortega worries about what happens to the children left behind.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • While her family loves the sport, the Baldwin City resident often worries about her kids playing in high temperatures.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of worries

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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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