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hissy fits

noun

plural of hissy fit

as in scenes

an outburst or display of excited anger the demanding diva had a major hissy fit when she had to wait for her trailer to be ready

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Noun

Tennis matches feel like movie scenes, the tension shifting between easy-to-decipher binaries.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
That so many images are simple, relatable scenes is intentional, Lewis says.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of scenes

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Usually, when a team loses two coordinators, they are not highly regarded enough to leave for Power 4 head coaching jobs, but Stein and Lupoi were good candidates and natural fits for the schools that hired them.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But the build-up fits with the Charlie Kirk memes that have populated social media over the past year, ones that show how a public figure's image can spiral out of control when their likeness is hijacked by online humor.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fits

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The resulting detonations will result in explosions, flashes of light and clouds of smoke visible from a distance, the Navy said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
One resident, Iryna Barisenkova, recalled hearing loud explosions while traveling on public transport.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosions

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There have also been repeated public outbursts from Diomansy Kamara, Sarr’s agent, about Palace’s handling of his client while Sarr himself removed all references to Palace on his social media platforms.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Such criticism formed a fault line that ran from the cultural commentary of the ’20s to the outbursts of Beats, folkies, and academics in the ’50s.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of outbursts

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Energy from the sun helps reactions between those blocks along, coaxing them to form polymers, or longer chains of molecules.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, starring Rooney and Kate Mara as preternaturally close twins, drew reactions that ranged from delighted appreciation to pure bewilderment.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of reactions

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In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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