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 The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Rhinos that have been rescued or repatriated from zoos are brought here; the hope is that they can be successfully reintroduced to the wild. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoos
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. noises
  4. hurricanes
  5. rackets
  6. fun
  7. rows
  8. stirs
Noun
  • Cherry residents say developers and city leaders must do a better job protecting neighborhoods from preventable disturbances during big projects.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • The technology can detect disturbances and respond to power-flow problems in real time, potentially preventing them from affecting manufacturing operations or spreading into the surrounding grid.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 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
  • There have also been noises more recently about Norway’s Orjan Nyland, another free agent following the expiration of his contract with Sevilla.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • And these lively, sometimes irritating, often messy, but always essential noises are the product of our species connecting and caring for one another.
    — Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • When hurricanes come ashore in Miami, their waves take big bites out of the coastline, chewing up sand and waterfront properties alike.
    — Alex Harris July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Sea surface temperatures are unusually high in the part of the Atlantic where hurricanes are born.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of hurricanes
Noun
  • This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • Also, the texture, shapes and colors of the candy make for a fun experience to sample, pick and mix up your own bag.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • The cruise concludes in Fort Lauderdale, but the fun doesn’t have to.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of fun
Noun
  • After connecting with one of Horan’s great-grandchildren, Michael Knappman, Baldwin began researching Horan’s life and searching for her final resting place among the rows of stones.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • In Champagne, neat rows of lush, bright green vineyards stretch for thousands of acres up and down gentle slopes.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 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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