variants or hurry-skurry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurry-scurry
Noun
  • The newsmagazine’s previous season was filled with commotion, but Whitaker says there is noise about something tied to the show almost every year.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Oprah Winfrey, who popped up earlier in the week at Ralph Lauren's fashion show, caused quite the commotion with her appearance at Christian Siriano's runway show Friday.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Blasts are topped with extra candy for a sweet crunch, making this cool dessert the perfect sweet-tooth finish to a long week, a busy school day, a fun get-together with friends, or just because.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Sam Woodward Camp is usually a place for kids to have fun, let loose, make memories – and lots of s'mores – and forget about their troubles.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Often overly-formal affairs can actually detract from making your guests feel welcome; limiting the fuss and frills helps create a more relaxed atmosphere.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The ongoing lawsuit isn't the first time the FTC has made a fuss about Amazon's operations recently.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The disturbance is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches with isolated maximum totals of 16 inches in eastern Cuba, and 4 to 8 inches of rain in the Bahamas.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The disturbance draws Rafferty and his men into the heart of the crowd — and away from the entrances — to break up the skirmish.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There, the Enterprise crew will be strangely ignorant of an enemy that had caused Starfleet no end of bother just a few years earlier.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Enjoying an excellent day in front of a vociferous home support at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the 36-year-old found himself in a spot of bother when his tee shot at the par-four 11th curved into the rough on the right of the fairway.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Even with the constant turmoil on special teams, the offense routinely made it into Patriots territory.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Callie, the hottest person at Seattle Grace, went through so much turmoil and humiliation in her relationships prior to that, including, but not limited to, being cheated on by her husband and being dumped by a newly out lesbian who couldn’t handle her being bisexual.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But few of his fellow citizens were in a hurry to follow him.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Convert some of those single points into threes and the gap closes in a hurry.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s always been noise downtown Downtown Fort Worth sits at the intersection of three freeways, a train yard, and serves as both a central business district and entertainment spot.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Forget about trying to pick out the key sounds through the crowd noise.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Hurry-scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurry-scurry. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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