furore

noun

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1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order

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2
as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings

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“Furore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furore. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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