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a violent shouting went to the window to see what the great tumult was and discovered a crowd of demonstrators marching down the street

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Recent Examples of tumult This strategy has proven successful before, such as during the economic tumult caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 In a letter to CDC staff on Thursday night, Kennedy sought to quell the tension and concern in the agency after days of tumult over its leader, along with the dramatic resignations of multiple high-level officials who had worked there for decades. Mary Bruce, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025 May Gaza translate us, translate the tumult of history and all that humanity inherits. Huda Fakhreddine august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 Comedy kingmaker Lorne Michaels is weighing in on the tumult in late-night television. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tumult
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Noun
  • The commotion has come as a surprise to Cooke, who didn’t foresee her role as such a divisive one.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The child’s father had arrived home shortly before the incident occurred and heard a commotion in the bedroom, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT.
    TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At some point, everyone faces upheaval; a layoff, a health scare, a collapsing industry, or simply the gnawing sense that the old way isn’t working anymore.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This event triggered a massive upheaval in the global financial markets and signaled the intensification of the 2008 financial crisis.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean.
    Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic for potential development this week.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • International headlines often paint Haiti as a nation gripped by crisis — from political unrest and economic hardship to uncertainty about the future and unruly crime.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, pollution accumulation and vessel noise disrupt their echolocation abilities, making hunting increasingly difficult.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This helps to break through the noise and build credibility.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The protections for people fleeing turmoil in their home countries were always meant to be temporary, and the Department of Homeland Security has the power to revoke them without court interference, the Justice Department said in a court filing.
    Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This administration is trying to thrust our country into turmoil in order to reap power for themselves.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the winners, the brewery will offer consolation prizes to participants with the best costume, the slowest race time and the best howl.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Tumult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumult. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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