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
  • The results suggest that exceptionally powerful solar storms could generate stronger geomagnetic disturbances — and greater impacts on satellites, communications systems and power grids — than earlier estimates predicted.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • The Saharan Air Layer can suppress thunderstorm development and increase atmospheric stability across parts of the tropical Atlantic, temporarily reducing the odds that disturbances develop into tropical storms or hurricanes.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 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
  • Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Jensen and vice chief Al Ferrer spoke with Essential California about his group’s philanthropy in between sets of rows.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
  • Djokovic surged to a 9-4 lead, after which both players were left hunched over, leaning on their rackets for support.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • Common symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, ringing, buzzing or other noises, as well as hearing loss.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • There are toggles for a low-latency Game Mode, a soundstage-expanding Theater Mode, a Privacy Mode that just seems to lower the volume to avoid sound leakage, and a Game Sound Effects mode that aims to boost certain game noises like footsteps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • The threat of catastrophic flooding won’t ease up until Friday, as storms drop rain at 2 to 4 inches per hour.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • What if our habits of normalization lead us to accept super storms and skimpy winters as normal?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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