hubble-bubbles

noun

plural of hubble-bubble
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity amidst the hubble-bubble of Christmas morning we forgot to walk the dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubble-bubbles
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. stirs
  4. turmoils
  5. rows
  6. rackets
  7. noises
  8. storms
Noun
  • Officers say the changes are aimed at addressing a recent rise in overnight disturbances while reassuring visitors and businesses that Old Sacramento remains a safe destination.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • They are identified as brain activity accompanied with multisensory disturbances and sometimes don’t even cause the signature intense pain.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • 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
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of turmoils
Noun
  • Bent-over rows may be especially helpful for counteracting the forward head and rounded shoulder positioning that can result from frequent cell phone use.
    — Danielle Zickl, Health, 27 July 2026
  • Despite a hot and humid final Sunday with temperatures reaching 98 degrees, the crowds following Scheffler and eventual winner Jackson Kouvin were as many as 10 rows deep.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • The training will include blank ammunition and training rounds, along with a significant presence of emergency vehicles and loud noises, police said.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Despite his crude humor and lewd noises, this goofy guy is admittedly kind of cute.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • The chance of rain reaching the Kansas City metro from the morning storms is low, but there’s another chance of pop-up storms with heavy downpours possible Wednesday afternoon and evening, forecasters said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • The active pattern comes after days of weather extremes across the country, including destructive storms in the Midwest, flooding concerns in the East, dangerous heat across the South and wildfires in the West.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of storms
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“Hubble-bubbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubble-bubbles. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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