HURRY-SCURRIES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

hurry-scurries

noun

variants or hurry-skurries

plural of hurry-scurry

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws

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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

Cherry residents say developers and city leaders must do a better job protecting neighborhoods from preventable disturbances during big projects.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The technology can detect disturbances and respond to power-flow problems in real time, potentially preventing them from affecting manufacturing operations or spreading into the surrounding grid.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of disturbances

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

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There have also been noises more recently about Norway’s Orjan Nyland, another free agent following the expiration of his contract with Sevilla.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
And these lively, sometimes irritating, often messy, but always essential noises are the product of our species connecting and caring for one another.

— Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of noises

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After connecting with one of Horan’s great-grandchildren, Michael Knappman, Baldwin began researching Horan’s life and searching for her final resting place among the rows of stones.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
In Champagne, neat rows of lush, bright green vineyards stretch for thousands of acres up and down gentle slopes.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

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