tumultuousness

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Noun
  • Nowadays, executives are cautious not to hitch their wagon on a single territory, as geographic balance is one of the few real hedges the industry has to weather current turbulences.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
  • In a teardrop configuration, air flows smoothly around the widest point and rejoins cleanly in its wake, creating minimal turbulence, similar to the cross-section of an airplane wing.
    Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The hoard sheds new light on Norway's economy during a turbulent period in the country's history, remembered for political upheaval, power shifts, Viking expeditions and an influx of wealth from abroad, Innlandet officials said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The move comes amid a dramatic upheaval for LIV Golf.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Grappler is generating excitement in some corners of law enforcement as officials look for new ways to deal with high-speed pursuits.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • However, that excitement soon waned as the city planner who had been assisting with the project left in September.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Since last summer, the agency’s tumult was widely known and a source of frustration for lawmakers and Abbott’s office – and something Opiela was aware of days before Bingaman was dismissed.
    Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Linderbaum, a Pro Bowl selection in each of the past three seasons, signed a three-year, $81 million deal with the Raiders at the start of free agency, which added additional intrigue to the commotion surrounding Baltimore’s abandonment of the Crosby trade.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Could hear what sounded like gunshots or commotion.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As Mars pushes against Jupiter, doing too much creates confusion.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • But in the confusion and shock of the shutdown, few travelers appeared to notice, or make use of, the offers.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Studies show the drug works by affecting brain chemicals such as glutamate and dopamine to help calm the overactive signals in the brain linked to agitation.
    Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Rattlesnake bite symptoms include puncture wounds, swelling, bleeding, pain, agitation or depression, according to UC Davis.
    Don Sweeney April 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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
  • 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 9 May. 2026.

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