as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the clatter of a crowded cafeteria
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Recent Examples of clatter
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Our home is alive with cousins and friends, spontaneous talent shows, and the clatter of dominoes.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Thomas Smith, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Over seven and a half hours, the train clatters uphill at 4.4 mph, arriving around 5:30 p.m. into the city famous for its tea.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Outside, the sidewalk patio remains relatively quiet except for the occasional clatter of trains down the street.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Our home is alive with cousins and friends, spontaneous talent shows, and the clatter of dominoes.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
The brothers fought on stage – Liam clattered Noel with a tambourine – and following the show Noel temporarily quit the band, disappeared from the touring group and cancelled a handful of shows.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Over seven and a half hours, the train clatters uphill at 4.4 mph, arriving around 5:30 p.m. into the city famous for its tea.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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For all the commotion around Arsenal’s set-plays, it’s been forgotten that Everton are actually pretty good at them too.Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Trading Range for the 10-Year Treasury Yield For all the recent commotion, the 10-year Treasury yield bounces between 3.3% and 5%, with an even narrower 3.6% to 4.7% range recently.Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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That effect was on display on Viejas Mountain, where winds whipped the peak’s western flank Tuesday morning, rattling bushes near the 4,187-foot summit.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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New data gathered by Winstons Beds, which aggregates information from a variety of different noise sources, assigned each state in the U.S. a noise score, revealing which states have the most background disturbances.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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During the violence in early May, UCLA students and others involved in the protest encampment had to fend for themselves against attackers for three hours before law enforcement moved in to quell the disturbance.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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One door down, in a large relay room, rows and rows of 1930s era electro-mechanical relays clicked and clacked as tower operators set routes and trains moved along the tracks below.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Her keyboard has keys in pastel colors that clack like a typewriter’s; next to it rests a glass mug of grass-green matcha latte.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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However, the former New Orleans Saints quarterback walked back his comments about wanting Arch to play for the Cowboys on Wednesday after causing a stir on social media.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The stunt caused a stir, a news cycle, and, ultimately, a settlement.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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The accompanying dispenser easily slices through tape to create clean lines without fuss, and a high volume of positive shopper ratings have earned this tape an impressive 4.3-star rating.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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One other final point is that a lot of fuss was made over the female protagonists in Witch from Mercury.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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On a recent night, the Syrian American activist is in a hurry to get on the road.Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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That salary could triple in a hurry once the pitcher becomes eligible for arbitration.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The decoy did make a noticeable clicking noise when spinning.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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An example of this includes better processing of cybersecurity data by separating signal from noise.Eric Sydell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Clatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clatter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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