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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
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
Today, the sky overhead is pale blue, and the leaves of the trees are light and brittle, falling now and then in golden flurries through the air when wind touches the branches.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
And flurries have been spotted as far south as as Cape Coral, Florida, south of Tampa.
—Naema Ahmed, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
Today, the sky overhead is pale blue, and the leaves of the trees are light and brittle, falling now and then in golden flurries through the air when wind touches the branches.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
And flurries have been spotted as far south as as Cape Coral, Florida, south of Tampa.
—Naema Ahmed, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
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Sperm whales communicate via bursts of clicks, called codas, and the researchers—part of a project called the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI—are hoping one day to decipher what the codas mean.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And Falkous, for all that his bursts of mad atonality hit the ear first, knows precisely where to hammer in every syllable for the maximum impact.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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Southerly sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph on Saturday and lowest afternoon and evening humidity of 15 to 25% Friday and Saturday.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The front also brought strong wind gusts, kicking up dust and adding to the haze.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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After crushing Ukraine’s power grid during one of the worst winters in recent memory, Russian drone and missile barrages of civilian areas have continued unabated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sirens over Israel warned of barrages of incoming Iranian missiles and in the United Arab Emirates, two people were reported killed and three were wounded by falling shrapnel from a missile interception over Abu Dhabi on Thursday.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 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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Cronin has received his share – more than his share, actually – of negative fan reaction for his frequent outbursts at players.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Still, wanting to be a team player, Anthony is warm, friendly, and offers an encouraging word to the future CEO — despite Dougie’s obvious nerves and his random outbursts in Jamaican Patois.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Leftist candidate wins Paris mayoral race The French left won the Paris mayor’s race, one of a number of blows to far-right and center-right challengers in nationwide municipal polls.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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What mattered more than his terseness was that Norris was allowed to land a few meaningful blows against the usually untouchable Lee, who stars as Tang Lung, a fighter summoned to defend a restaurant owner menaced by a crime boss.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 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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Iran’s missile-and-drone volleys are tapering off somewhat as launchers are destroyed and inventories expended, but Shaheds are so simple that Iran will likely be able to keep manufacturing and firing them in small numbers nearly indefinitely.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The new rendering confirms worries that the satellites will be longer than current V2 Starlink models.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Allowing closed trials in criminal cases worries some observers, especially after Macao police last year detained former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of the territory's national security law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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