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as in burst
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 gust
a sudden brief rush of wind
a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves
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as in barrage
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 to alarm
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 flurry
Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
As part of a flurry of defensive changes in the top of the ninth, Braves first baseman Matt Olson shifted to right field.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a team of flat-out-astounding camera-handlers and stagehands flurried around her like puppeteers around a hypercomplex marionette, turning an almost-empty stage into a Technicolor whirlwind of character and story.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In the same group, Switzerland overpowered Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4-1, on a flurry of second-half goals.
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Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
As part of a flurry of defensive changes in the top of the ninth, Braves first baseman Matt Olson shifted to right field.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
Rumors flurrying For the past week, rumors swirled throughout the metro about Monday being the day legislators would vote to lock down a STAR bond offer to lure the team over the state line.
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Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a team of flat-out-astounding camera-handlers and stagehands flurried around her like puppeteers around a hypercomplex marionette, turning an almost-empty stage into a Technicolor whirlwind of character and story.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Comprising 1,650 radio dishes, the telescope aims to study black holes, spinning dead stars and radio bursts from deep space.
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The concept of producing electricity from ion movement is not new, and as Kim explained, electric eels use a similar principle in nature, generating electrical bursts by controlling ion flow across specialized cells known as electrocytes.
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
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Winds are forecasted to be southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph are possible Friday and Saturday and humidity 5 to 15% Friday and Saturday.
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Following a barrage of teaser posts over the last couple of weeks, the ever-prolific pop singer has revealed that her official follow-up to 2022’s The Loneliest Time will be a 24-track double LP.
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The strike was part of an overnight barrage of 70 missiles and 611 drones, President Zelensky indicated.
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Hordes of soccer fans wearing Mexico and South Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.
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That alarmed some lawmakers about the risk of assessments on the rest of the market.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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The symptoms often look different in dads—anger or sudden outbursts, irritability and substance misuse, for example.
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Emotionally, militarily, even symbolically, this is a devastating blow to the Black Queen and her cause.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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But prosecutors said their further investigation raised significant doubts about those conclusions, worrying them that a jury would not find Hobby guilty of an arson charge.
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Some academic leaders worry that the report might drive students away from programs that encompass the core of human knowledge.
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Seasonal sprites flit and flutter, providing transitional scenes, hinting at mystical elements whizzing all around within this otherwise very human plot.
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An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
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“Flurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurry. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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