as in commotion
informal + usually disapproving
great excitement or concern about something
A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
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Recent Examples of brouhaha
Mostly lost in this culture-war brouhaha, however, is the more substantive claim Vance was making.
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Locke explained the unseemly brouhaha to Caparas off-camera.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Before the brouhaha in the ninth, Ryan Mountcastle reached second with two outs in the seventh off reliever Tommy Kahnle, but Henderson, who went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position Friday, lined out to right field.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
The resulting brouhaha was likely as good for sales as the prize would have been; over the years, similar snubs had been doled out to Ernest Hemingway, Eudora Welty, Saul Bellow, and Thomas Pynchon.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Locke explained the unseemly brouhaha to Caparas off-camera.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Before the brouhaha in the ninth, Ryan Mountcastle reached second with two outs in the seventh off reliever Tommy Kahnle, but Henderson, who went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position Friday, lined out to right field.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
The resulting brouhaha was likely as good for sales as the prize would have been; over the years, similar snubs had been doled out to Ernest Hemingway, Eudora Welty, Saul Bellow, and Thomas Pynchon.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brouhaha
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman can be seen sitting on the sofa, and there seems to be a commotion going on underneath her top.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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More commotion followed, as Sunny Hostin got up from her post to address the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 27 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 force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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Expansive rain from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power.STEPHEN SMITH, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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However, the football player dressed in a tuxedo surprised the London crowd on June 23 by picking up a crumpled Swift and sending the fandom into a frenzy.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Gill, who gained fame by helping to start the meme-stock frenzy involving AMC and GameStop, posted to his 1.6 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, a version of Time magazine’s 2006 Person of the Year cover.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yeah, something like that, yeah. KV: ... which is a really fun twist on a traditional beef stew flavors.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Slow cooker beef stew is a nutrient-rich meal made with stew meat, flour, garlic, onion, and vegetables.Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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West Michigan along Lake Michigan is under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. Thursday.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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The places that might come to mind are places like Florida in the Gulf Coast, wildfire zones in California, but also some parts of Oklahoma where they're hit with a lot of hail storms and tornadoes.Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brouhaha. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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