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
  • But new research suggests these cosmic giants can also hurl enormous amounts of energy outward, driving powerful disturbances that ripple hundreds of thousands of light-years through space.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system, called NetSense Airspace Awareness-as-a-Service, analyzes radio-frequency disturbances around cellular networks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 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
  • Garfield remembers being fascinated by the rows of VHS tapes and the possibilities behind their covers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, the judge stressed testimony by tennis legend John McEnroe, who attended the game as a spectator; he was seated a few rows from Oakley and a couple of seats away from MSG chairman James Dolan.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Manzo was an outspoken critic of cartel involvement in extortion and other rackets.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • This entity moved, made noises, and seemed to eat things from the floor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Metallic or obviously man-made noises, of course, won’t be tolerated.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Much of Northwest Indiana remains without power as residents there started cleaning up debris from severe storms.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The elderly woman who was killed by a blast as severe summer storms roared through the Midwest lived in a house that was filled with cuckoo clocks that would go off every hour, on the hour, her family said.
    — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 12 Aug. 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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