as in movements
the act or an instance of changing position
I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind
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Recent Examples of stirrings
There are already stirrings suggesting that Democrats will try again.
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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
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
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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His bleak existence shifts when a fight with a classmate is accidentally streamed online and goes viral.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, this slate of first-quarter strategy shifts indicates that beauty retailers are increasingly approaching wellness as an all-or-nothing bid.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There were several more technically difficult moves toward the top.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Broncos finalized those expected moves for their starting center and starting quarterback Saturday, according to the league’s transaction wire.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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In robotics, a policy is the decision-making layer that translates observations, such as camera images and sensor data, into physical actions like joint movements or grasping motions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Stirrings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stirrings. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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