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stir

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noun (1)

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stir

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noun (2)

slang

stir (up)

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verb (2)

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Recent Examples of stir
Verb
That piece, and the book that would follow, has become a staple of environmental humanities classes for decades and still stirs vigorous classroom debate today. Daegan Miller june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025 Speculation was stirred that the women had had a falling out after Remini did not attend Lopez’s wedding to Affleck in 2022. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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His comments caused such a stir that team owner John Henry flew to meet with Devers in Kansas City, where the team was playing last week. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 May 2025 The allegations created quite a stir—and resulted in litigation. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stir

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