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Recent Examples of hoo-ha But underneath that hoo-ha hysteria is their real question, the anxious quandary that seems to drive their anger and fear as society changes around them. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website goop has introduced the masses to the vital importance of vaginal steaming and the use of jade eggs for tightening one’s hoo-ha. Maria Tettamanti, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoo-ha
Noun
  • Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Glenn wasn’t met with cheers or the sounds of flashing cameras — there was a distinct lack of commotion.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Treasury secretary announced a lifeline Thursday that’s designed to pull the country’s financial markets out of deepening turmoil, and a close political ally out of a hole.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The coins reflect a time of turmoil Archaeologists have confirmed that the coins mainly date to the 12th century.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The popular Bandai Namco childlike-horror franchise Little Nightmares is back and with more disturbances in tow.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Skims is no stranger to bold and thought-provoking products, having previously caused a stir with its controversial line of face wraps.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The sighting has caused a stir in the country and the broader region, as experts believe the whale could be the elusive Migaloo, an extremely rare, decades-old all-white humpback.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As such, its Stow boot retains practical features like a watertight Goodyear storm welt and a half bellows tongue that will further deflect rain.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, a major winter storm will dump heavy snow in northern areas, while the South contends with a springlike severe storm threat from the same system.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Emerging comics who have yet to build a solid fan base will struggle more than ever to cut through the noise — and even for comics with large existing audiences, this will be a headache.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But no matter your net worth, daily check-ins tend to create more noise than insight.
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The orchestra seemed only fitfully engaged with Dudamel’s direction—a warning sign amid hoopla.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Yesterday’s news — and the subsequent hoopla — was a perfect example of the latter.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Hoo-ha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoo-ha. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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