zoos

noun

plural of zoo
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity the post office is always a zoo the day that tax returns are due

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Recent Examples of zoos There are regular field trips to zoos, amusement parks, and Kennedy Space Center. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026 This includes amusement parks and water parks, of course, but also nightlife activities, zoos, arcades, and festivals. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 In the end, Sanz-Royo and her colleagues got 18 white rhino teeth from three French zoos. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 In the meantime, money spent on hitting Six Flags or Long Island’s Adventureland on the weekend is what’s getting cut from the budget in favor of cheaper activities like escape rooms and zoos. — HubSpot, 1 June 2026 On average, rhinos live 30 to 35 years in zoos, according to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 Officials say similar calls were made against other zoos across the country. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Taxidermy would become the visual medium par excellence illustrating European expansion—one far more accessible to a broader crowd than anything in books, private collections, or even early zoos. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026 Since then, more than 1,600 turtles have been released with the help of zoos. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoos
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. noises
  4. hurricanes
  5. rackets
  6. fun
  7. rows
  8. stirs
Noun
  • The results suggest that exceptionally powerful solar storms could generate stronger geomagnetic disturbances — and greater impacts on satellites, communications systems and power grids — than earlier estimates predicted.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • The Saharan Air Layer can suppress thunderstorm development and increase atmospheric stability across parts of the tropical Atlantic, temporarily reducing the odds that disturbances develop into tropical storms or hurricanes.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • 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.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Common symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, ringing, buzzing or other noises, as well as hearing loss.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • There are toggles for a low-latency Game Mode, a soundstage-expanding Theater Mode, a Privacy Mode that just seems to lower the volume to avoid sound leakage, and a Game Sound Effects mode that aims to boost certain game noises like footsteps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Some have been chalked up to natural disasters like hurricanes and storms, but others remain unsolved.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
  • The dry air from the dust plume can temporarily suppress the development of tropical storms and hurricanes.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of hurricanes
Noun
  • Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
  • Djokovic surged to a 9-4 lead, after which both players were left hunched over, leaning on their rackets for support.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • During a family fun night Monday at Summit Waves in Lee’s Summit, two incidents occurred, one involving a gun, according to the city’s parks and recreation department.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Across the press tour so far, Zendaya, stylist Law Roach, and glam crew including Casillas and Moreno have had a lot of fun playing with the movie’s concept—method dressing and method glamming.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of fun
Noun
  • Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Jensen and vice chief Al Ferrer spoke with Essential California about his group’s philanthropy in between sets of rows.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs

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