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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
the site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now
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as in venture
chiefly British
a risky undertaking
most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in to flap
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work
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Recent Examples of flutter
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Boom Supersonic Boom tested its flutter excitation system (FES) at Mach 0.6 ... which must be unnerving for a test pilot.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Butterflies flutter among red and orange flowers that line guest casitas.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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But the arrhythmia — diagnosed as an atrial flutter — resurfaced in more dramatic fashion during pregame warmups, prompting him to briefly duck into the blue medical tent on the sideline then head for the locker room flanked by team medical personnel.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Boom Supersonic Boom tested its flutter excitation system (FES) at Mach 0.6 ... which must be unnerving for a test pilot.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Nevertheless, Timor-Leste has been fluttering its eyelids at the superpower to the chagrin of its longtime sponsor to the south.
—Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Butterflies flutter among red and orange flowers that line guest casitas.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
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Flashback: Under Trump's first presidency, the FCC rolled back media ownership rules, paving the way for a flurry of local broadcast consolidation.Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Pipeline & Deal Updates Venture Capital: Biotech venture fund Jupiter Bioventures closed a $70 million initial financing, and Initiate Ventures, focused on early-stage health tech and life sciences companies, closed a $45 million fund.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In September, Trump launched a new cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, in partnership with longtime business associates.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the myopia that results, especially in the face of an uncertain world—where crisis after crisis pops up like the old arcade game of Whack-a-Mole—the temptation is to make changes based on flitting and unknowable assumptions that do absolutely nothing to determine success over the long term.James Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Our days here consisted of flitting between the various pools and the beach, trying out the multiple restaurants, and simply wandering the gorgeous botanic gardens that make up the grounds between the mountain and the Mediterranean.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Females flap their wings at around 500 Hz, after which males take off and start buzzing at about 800 Hz — rapidly modulating this frequency when the females are nearby, per the study.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Using a pair of Joy-Con controllers (the gyroscope-enabled snap-on bits of a Nintendo Switch), players must physically flap their arms to ascend and tilt the controllers to steer.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Interval training is simply alternating between different short bursts of activity.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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After an initial burst of excitement, a lot of those new toys aren’t seeing much playtime, experts say.Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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While the release of La Nube En El Jardín is a gamble, Maverick is no longer feeling the pressure to follow-up his past success.Marcos Hassan, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Rethinking Cultural Relevance: Wicked’s Over-the-Top Strategy Over-the-top marketing used to be a gamble, but Barbie and Wicked prove that bold strategies can pay off big.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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Herbert found a hole in the line to his left and darted through it, picking up the first down and then a touchdown for a 13-7 lead with 1:55 remaining in the first half.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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Trick or treaters may dart into the street, so drive extra cautiously.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Each flicker of a bulb pays homage to the transformation that petroleum facilitates.Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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North America's severe geomagnetic storm produces visible aurora Early in October, Americans from the northern U.S. and even as far south as Alabama had a chance to witness the striking rays, spirals and flickers of the northern lights.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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