variants
or hurry-skurries
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
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Tractor hayrides, a petting zoo, face painting and live entertainment are on deck while the kids can also go trick-or-treating with the local businesses, which participate in the fun.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025 -
This is not easy information for a kid to digest, and the filmmakers don’t always make their heavy themes as fun and palatable as in a Pixar flick.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cornell would arrive at the scene of these disturbances in a suit and tie, carrying a bag containing notepads, tape recorders, cameras and, on occasion, other, homemade instruments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The works, which were still under video surveillance, sat unopened all weekend, with no unusual disturbances recorded.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Her daughter’s doctor (Bronstein) is openly antagonistic and makes noises about a change in care, whatever that means.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The Labour government has made the right kinds of noises.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
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