as in commotions
a state of noisy, confused activity
predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street
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Solar radiation storms are driven by fast-moving particles from the sun, while geomagnetic storms occur when disturbances in the solar wind interact with Earth's magnetic field.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
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Habituation comes in handy to tune out disturbances such as a clock ticking or traffic noise.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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“Kerfuffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerfuffles. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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