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
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
  • The sound of wheels hitting concrete blends with bursts of laughter and cheers.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One emerging approach gaining traction is called microlearning, a strategy that delivers academic content in short bursts rather than lengthy lessons.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hills surrounding Verdun were literally reduced in height from the ferocity of the artillery barrages leveled against their slopes.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rodgers took four sacks and three other hits, including multiple heavy blows.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Last March, Mariah The Scientist allegedly came to blows with Young Thug’s former lover, Cleopatra Dues, at an Atlanta lounge.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stamper told jurors Stines fired nine shots in multiple volleys.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There was Shelton, bombing that serve, hitting volleys with his knees on the pavement and sliding balls nearly parallel to the net to light up the crowd.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Namely, the fact that Powell’s booksellers had been raising concerns about the use AI art long before the merch drop—concerns that management repeatedly overruled.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Gurman’s final note concerns the cameras, which may be one of the star features.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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