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tumultuousness

noun

Definition of tumultuousnessnext
as in turbulence

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  1. turbulence
  2. upheaval
  3. excitement
  4. tumult
  5. commotion
  6. confusion
  7. agitation
  8. unsettlement
Noun
  • The 59th season premiere was highly anticipated following months of turbulence behind the scenes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In a real-world scenario, this could support navigation when a vehicle is moving through rough terrain or an aircraft is going through turbulence.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of turbulence
Noun
  • But external leadership quickly devolves if our inner landscapes are left scattered to the wind during massive, often uninvited personal upheavals.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The premiere was the first ratings report card for the program since a major upheaval that occurred behind the scenes under CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • Amiri finally found an apartment with an elevator big enough for his three kids, but is experiencing the downside of the excitement surrounding Celine Dion’s return to the stage with a residency at Paris La Défense Arena.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The reaction was overwhelmingly positive after feeling prioritized by management, which was followed by the excitement of seeing a press release go live and be picked up by the media.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of excitement
Noun
  • This long tail was a musical tether to the past amid the inevitable tumult of change.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • So there are a lot of reasons to believe that Canada has a lot to contribute to the world, especially in this era of tumult.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumult
Noun
  • All of that pregame commotion set the stage for what came next.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • How much does nothing weigh, when the nothing is filled with longing, curiosity, confusion, discomfort, and grief?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Without that discipline, organizations may end up creating more dashboards while preserving the same confusion.
    — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • Water, detergent, agitation and friction all take a toll, and drying piles on heat and more tumbling.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Mehring was accused in different newspapers of promoting both pro-Jewish agitation and antisemitic hate speech.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of agitation
Noun
  • The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of unsettlement
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“Tumultuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumultuousness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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