as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage
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Recent Examples of furors
There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furors
Noun
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La Niña is El Niño’s cooler water sibling that can also lead to global weather disturbances.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Detainees struggle to obtain medication and healthcare, lose concerning amounts of weight because of a lack of food, and live in fear of private security guards known to use force to put down disturbances.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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BofA is sticking to the path, despite the noises from the White House.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Her roommates texted each other after hearing loud noises, according to the affidavit.—
Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several areas in the Kansas City metro are under severe weather watches and warnings, including a tornado warning, as storms roll through the area Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Officials offer up to $5,000 to residents cleaning up sewage backups after certain storms, though activists say more is needed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Furors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furors. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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