as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor
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Recent Examples of hurricane
In total, the 2025 hurricane season led to 125 total fatalities and $12.7 billion worth of damage.
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Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
This graphics shows the tropical outlook on the first day of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, 2026.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 1 June 2026
SiriusXM will begin distributing Fox Weather across its satellite-radio service starting June 3, a move aimed at making more weather news available as hurricane season starts along the Atlantic coast.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Without climate-smart training, farming communities face greater exposure to hurricanes, droughts, and erratic rainfall.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
This graphics shows the tropical outlook on the first day of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, 2026.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 1 June 2026
SiriusXM will begin distributing Fox Weather across its satellite-radio service starting June 3, a move aimed at making more weather news available as hurricane season starts along the Atlantic coast.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Without climate-smart training, farming communities face greater exposure to hurricanes, droughts, and erratic rainfall.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricane
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Fyy Travel Cable Organizer Pouch Holiday travel comes with enough commotion, and tangled chargers don’t need to be part of it.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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Neighbors on 21st Street also heard the commotion and said people were banging on their doors to get out.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The coordinated attack left one local police officer, who was responding to a disturbance call at the detention center, shot in the neck.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Damaging wind gusts potentially topping 75 mph will take over as the main threat later Wednesday night, with individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Options trading in the fund has turned bearish in a hurry and is now pointing toward further downside.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Sure, there are lots of places, but all of the best ones fill up in a hurry.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Ukraine’s kit at Euro 2020 also caused a stir because part of its design featured an outline of the country that included Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014 but still widely recognised as part of Ukraine.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The school also runs a cooking basics program that covers mise en place, knife skills, soup and stock production, sauce making and a wide range of cooking methods — roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Investing in gold can diversify your portfolio, as it's seen as a safe-haven investment during times of uncertainty or turmoil and as an inflation hedge.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Threats have always been a part of United States history, often manifesting in times of political turmoil or cultural tension.—
Rund Abdelfatah,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Some onlookers wandering past asked what all the fuss was about.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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The difference this time is that some American cities are raising a fuss about it.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The Texans’ defensive line certainly made some noise, but the anticipation of the Texans’ defensive line played a far bigger impact.—
Sam McDowell
Updated December 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Bose Sleepbuds play soothing sounds that mask disruptive noise.—
Taylor Haught,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Hurricane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricane. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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