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as in fuss
a state of nervous or irritated concern
always in a pother over the state of her garden
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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day
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Recent Examples of pother
Back to business after a month of neglecting the words of the week while addressing one pother after another.
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John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2017
John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pother
Noun
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Not to mention, this bouncy style can take you from day to night without any fuss.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes, and their fans, will get to see firsthand what all the fuss is about.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Early Thursday morning, a neighbor came outside to commotion on her street in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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What's all the commotion about?—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Secondary recovery includes waterflooding or gas injection which includes huff-and-puff mode.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drinking has been found to increase the risk of many cancers, metabolic dysfunction, gut microbiome disturbances and mitochondrial toxins, Hyman said.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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However, these components proved too vulnerable to the extreme conditions, including intense shock waves and aerodynamic disturbances at low altitudes.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Phrases such as new rules or urgent account issues are designed to trigger panic before logic has a chance to catch up.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The work ultimately was not about murder or church burning or Satanic panic, but about complicity, reflecting Ruch’s role as the accomplice back onto the viewer.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But that changed in hurry as Evans, who played high school basketball just north of Charlotte, began to heat up with four 3-pointers helping the Blue Devils open a 26-17 lead.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But with potential coaching candidates like Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott joining the coaching carousel in 2027, the pressure is on Glenn and the Jets to get their defense and team turned around in a hurry.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With a dust and waterproof rating of IP57, the earbuds can also shrug off moisture and sweat, whether jogging in the rain or enduring a punishing workout.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Geoff Scott, former head of medicine and sports science at Tottenham Hotspur, told The Athletic’s Sarah Shephard that, in hot conditions, players lose water through sweat, as well as electrolytes, and that the depletion of the likes of sodium, chloride and potassium can be significant.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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After a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Chelsea on November 1, a scoreline that does not reflect Tottenham’s ineptitude that day, Van de Ven and Djed Spence caused a stir by ignoring Frank’s attempts to keep the duo on the pitch to applaud the fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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For Indiana’s part, their Heisman-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, grew up in the 305, so his grand return to the city is also causing a stir among locals.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Pother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pother. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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