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as in commotions
a state of noisy, confused activity
the house is always in a jubilant uproar during the holidays
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as in upheavals
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
the uproar following the corrupt election nearly toppled the government
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as in noises
a violent shouting
an uproar arose from the crowd when it was announced that the concert was cancelled and refunds might not be available
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
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Miniature upheavals by the courthouse steps.
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The humming or reversing noises are universal, though the sounds used may vary depending on the manufacturer.
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And each has its own distinct sound effects, engine and brake noises that match their real cars.
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While Earth's storms can last hours or days, these cosmic disturbances can unfold over millions of years and span thousands of light-years.
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Until then, scientists generally associated major space-weather disturbances with periods of intense solar and geomagnetic activity.
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There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
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Now, British history goes back a long time, and there have been revolutions and wars, but since the coming of parliamentary government to Britain, Britain has not seen anything like this.
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Those whispers turned into roars in the bottom of the fifth inning when PCA sent a screamer down the first-base line and cruised into second for a double.
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On Saturday, the roars and applause of Ballantyne Ridge staff, friends and family members filled Bojangles Coliseum as 279 students walked the stage as part of the high school’s first graduating class, adding to the 22 graduates who finished mid-year.
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Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
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“Uproars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproars. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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