as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting
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as in to flutter
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings
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Recent Examples of flap
Rob Reed, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The flap is present in both males and females, but there doesn’t appear to be any muscles able to move the flap for the pore to function properly, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The team’s mascot – Swoop – also played a pivotal role in the parade, standing front and center of the first vehicle in the convoy, arms flapping as the Eaglesmade their way along the streets.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Nexus ear flaps accommodate wireless headphones/speakers like the Smith x Aleck Nunchucks.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The flap is present in both males and females, but there doesn’t appear to be any muscles able to move the flap for the pore to function properly, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Researchers designed a soft-bodied robot with flapping fins that spontaneously snap back to their initial state.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The team’s mascot – Swoop – also played a pivotal role in the parade, standing front and center of the first vehicle in the convoy, arms flapping as the Eaglesmade their way along the streets.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flap
Noun
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Out March 11 on Hulu, Last Take recounts the fatal shooting of Hutchins with exclusive insights into the inner tragedy that occurred before the event transformed into a media frenzy.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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And though the wait isn’t over just yet, Rihanna — whose last studio album was 2016’s Anti, and who recently sent fans into a frenzy after she was spotted hitting the recording studio — assured listeners that her album will be anything but subpar.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lift your legs off the floor and flutter your feet.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jason Lloyd Evans At Harris Reed, models walked the runway fluttering exaggerated blue, gold, and jet black false eyelashes.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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In November 2020, a man who had previously attempted to join the Islamic State carried out a rampage in Vienna, armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, killing four people before being fatally shot by police.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Michael Howell pleaded guilty to three counts of felony assault for his bottle-breaking rampage through Midtown on Oct. 5, 2023, that left three people seriously hurt and bleeding from cuts and other wounds to their heads, faces and bodies.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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