as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street
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Recent Examples of kerfuffle
Punches were thrown and the kerfuffle was broken up after police usage of pepper spray.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s also quite a bit of kerfuffle about a story where AI allegedly destroyed data sets related to a legal case brought by newspapers who say that the company used their articles to train its models without their permission.
—John Werner, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
After the demo work but before the re-construction, Stewart got into a kerfuffle with the next-door neighbor, real estate developer Harry Macklowe, over a row of shrubs the domestic diva claimed the property tycoon planted on her property.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
In this election cycle — four years after federal agents foiled a kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and just weeks after two assassination attempts on the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump — political kerfuffles seem to be getting more public attention.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s also quite a bit of kerfuffle about a story where AI allegedly destroyed data sets related to a legal case brought by newspapers who say that the company used their articles to train its models without their permission.
—John Werner, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
After the demo work but before the re-construction, Stewart got into a kerfuffle with the next-door neighbor, real estate developer Harry Macklowe, over a row of shrubs the domestic diva claimed the property tycoon planted on her property.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
In this election cycle — four years after federal agents foiled a kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and just weeks after two assassination attempts on the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump — political kerfuffles seem to be getting more public attention.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kerfuffle
Noun
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Later, during a briefing from Zelia Baugh, executive vice-president of behavior health at John Peter Smith Hospital, a commotion could be heard in the lobby outside the court.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Gregory hears the commotion and tries to keep the Philly girls from pouncing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Concerns over beachgoers reserving spaces with the use of portable cabanas are causing a stir in Australia.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The disturbance in the Polar Vortex aloft will establish extreme cold conditions.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Public intoxication: At 3:01 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call at the Cinnabar Winery on Big Basin Way.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But there is no big fuss made for them, no extra support, just a gaggle of siblings walking out into a cold, stark parking lot to feel what must be every emotion imaginable, but certainly relief, heartbreak, and anger.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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The last time Donald Trump was president, Republican lawmakers eliminated 15 rules with little fuss and not much publicity.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the months that followed, Fort Worth ISD was a district in turmoil.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Peltier was arrested following the Wounded Knee occupation of 1973 at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation amid violence and political turmoil.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Keep their necessities together, in a spot where they can be reached in a hurry.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Grant gets off the ball in a hurry and finds a healthy balance between playing laterally and downhill.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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