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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumultuousness
Noun
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After months of political turbulence, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has finally passed Parliament.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025 -
While the past few years have seen turbulence across the global animation landscape, from Disney to smaller European houses like TeamTO, Kouame remains confident that Africa’s storytelling riches will continue to captivate audiences.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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The canons dismantled during the Theory incursion of the 1970s and ’80s introduced a more inclusive world of letters, even as the upheaval left English departments fragmented.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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The upheaval left Martin Luther King, Jr., who had stood alongside Johnson at the signing of the Voting Rights Act, feeling shaken.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Few players stir such excitement in fans, and such inevitable dread in defenders, when standing over a dead ball.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The stock rose more than 20% as excitement continued to build.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The horrific shootings come amidst a week of tumult and terror.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2025
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Praise for Harvard and Columbia Months of tumult for higher education institutions have followed Trump’s January inauguration, with the administration threatening Columbia University’s accreditation and Harvard’s new international students just last week.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Noem stopped speaking for a brief moment during the commotion, then immediately continued.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Press became aware of West’s presence when there was a loud commotion outside the courtroom and a figure in a white-on-white denim outfit was spotted entering the public entrance at the 500 Pearl Street Courthouse.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Noun
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For potential patients, this information overload—and the social baggage that comes with it—often creates more confusion than clarity.—
Christy Saia-Owenby,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The pressure comes as confusion swirls around whether President Trump will exempt some businesses from efforts to arrest and deport immigrants living illegally in the United States.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Sewing circles have long been a gathering space for political conversation, activism, and agitation.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2025
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Absent a sanitize setting, opt for the heavy-duty or regular cycle that provides faster agitation and spin and a longer washing time than permanent press or gentle cycles.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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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
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The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small.—
ELISABETH VINCENTELLI,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2017
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“Tumultuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumultuousness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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