stirrings

plural of stirring

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Recent Examples of stirrings Penchansky has been a top player in the field since its earliest stirrings in 2010. William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Still, for all the familiarity and the sturdy nature of the advance, some macro shifts and internal stirrings are worthy of some attention, especially as global tech stocks face a bit of a shakeout overnight Tuesday . Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 June 2026 Founding Fathers will go from the stirrings of revolution to the long and bloody fight for independence, and on into the early years of the American republic. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Those principles inspired the first stirrings of experimental education in the United States. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026 The first stirrings of the heat wave arrived Sunday, toppling daily high temperature records in Redwood City and San Rafael. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 There are already stirrings suggesting that Democrats will try again. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026 Only a small percentage of Costco’s workforce is unionized, but the company has seen new stirrings of union activity in recent years. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Other indicators do suggest the stirrings of a more pronounced AI effect on jobs. Rob Wile, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stirrings
Noun
  • Iranian state media dutifully report the movements and utterances of most senior officials.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Complicating the effort, there is no reliable system for registering mine workers and tracking their movements, Kansime said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This new stromal cell injection shifts the focus from traditional pain management to regenerative treatment.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The upcoming 2027 model will also be the first to feature E-Shift, an optional system that simulates the gear shifts of a combustion engine.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Cieloween explained that the moves shown by participants vary widely.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Teams can’t do that without outbound moves, and SKC’s roster didn’t have many players with value coming into 2026; the team has signed 17 new players this year.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Smith added that the trial occurred right around the time a new rule regarding peremptory challenges — motions by either side that exclude a juror — went into effect, making several reasons given by prosecutors to challenge a juror invalid.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Dallas uses motions and shifts in both the run and the pass game; their rushing attack features powerful gap concepts but also layered, stretching zone runs.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Stirrings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stirrings. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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