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Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furor
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- splore [Scottish]
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
Examples of furore in a Sentence
the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order
baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings
Recent Examples on the Web
Social media went into overdrive after the controversial incident with NBA great James leading the criticism and much of the furore stemming from the call being made so late in the game.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
David Phelan When the Googler made the first announcement, there had been quite the furore.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
To say that there’s furore surrounding these pictures is an understatement.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
The latest furore kicked off on Saturday when Lineker retweeted the post calling for a boycott, which included screenshots urging football association FIFA and the International Olympics Committee to ban the Jewish country from participating in future football games.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
Blazers and slacks outshone chipmakers in 2023 despite the furore around AI—and the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch says targeting young millennials was the golden ticket.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
The furore came after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a release which sparked a chain reaction as the likes of Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon all scrambled to launch their own A.I. disruptors.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
The incident led to a furore among foreign politicians, with CEO Noel Quinn summoned for questioning by British lawmakers at the time.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
The furore has also exposed deep levels of public distrust in Chinese local governments, whose attempts to cover up negative news have often backfired.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 21 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Italian, from Latin furor
First Known Use
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near furore
Cite this Entry
“Furore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furore. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
furore
noun
fu·rore
ˈfyu̇r-ˌōr
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