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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
euphoric children in a gift-opening furor on Christmas morning
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as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
residents were in a furor about the new paper mill being constructed within city limits
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Recent Examples of furor
With all of the furor over the halftime show, perhaps no one noticed two highly insulting events that directly affected the deaf audience.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Here’s a look at some of those in the Old World caught up in the new furor.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The furor over the post — and perhaps more strikingly, the chaotic backtracking — reflect a new moment for a president who spent a year stomping on norms without evident consequences.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The online furor over Moltbook was cascading and immediate.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Here’s a look at some of those in the Old World caught up in the new furor.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The furor over the post — and perhaps more strikingly, the chaotic backtracking — reflect a new moment for a president who spent a year stomping on norms without evident consequences.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The online furor over Moltbook was cascading and immediate.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furor
Noun
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The sound of screeching truck brakes comes from behind, followed by a massive commotion.—
Wyles Daniel,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Soon her two boys, Noah and Nico, found her – unsure about the commotion and clearly uninterested in the magnitude of the moment.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In these and recent Olympics, athletes have gone viral for amassing pins in the village with varying frenzy.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Given Supermicro’s high-profile role in the AI build-out frenzy, the CFO also needs to have strategic relationships with analysts, investment banks, and market participants.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Editorial Board should save its righteous indignation for some other topic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Many of the musicians and audience members belonged to a generation that’s often stereotyped as languishing in apathy and isolation—but whose indignation about the suffering in Gaza has far outpaced that of other generations.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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In 1995, Taschen published his first book, which made a stir with portraits of soft, indirect illumination, emphasizing naturalness.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the matter caused quite a stir in Georgia, where the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections sued to regain their materials and some Republicans have questioned the search.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have long suspected that active supermassive black holes can kill their own host galaxies, but new research suggests these cosmic titans are more like serial killers that can extend their murderous rampage across many light-years and destroy neighboring galaxies, too.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Randy Santos, 31, was arrested with a bloody metal bar in his hands shortly after the October 2019 rampage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite efforts by festival leadership to keep the focus on cinema, the 2026 Berlinale has been defined as much by social media outrage and geopolitical debate as by the films themselves.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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That’s because a clause added at the last minute, which halves salaries for workers on leave due to injury or illness unrelated to work, generated outrage among opposition lawmakers and forced the government to make an amendment to the version of the bill that passed the Senate last week.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Before Cassini’s mission, astronomers believed that gravitational disturbances inflicted by neighbor Neptune’s orbit caused Saturn’s tilt over time.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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This would have allowed a pilot to keep flying for hours, without disturbances.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
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But a reoccurring point of friction and, really, anger on my part is over the dishwashing and laundry at our house.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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Zelensky was forced to make a U-turn and acknowledge public anger.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Furor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furor. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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